Re: PNP depends on ISA ? (2.6.2-rc2

[Adam Belay <ambx1@neo.rr.com>]

On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 01:16:33AM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 04:17:46PM +0000, Adam Belay wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 09:31:44PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote:
> > > I was wondering why pnp depends on isa being selected in 2.6.2-rc2, is
> > > pnp really only relevant to isa? What happens with pci etc. ?
> > > This may explain why using pnpbios locks up my machine (at least as of 2.6.0-test9).
> > 
> > Yes, it only is related to isa devices, but they include onboard devices
> > such as serial ports.  It will, however, prevent resource conflicts
> > between pci and system devices, especially with unusual configurations.
> > Does using pnpbios cause your machine to lockup at boot?  If so, around
> > where does it occur?  DMI information would also be useful for blacklisting
> > purposes.
> > 
> 
> I just checked again with 2.6.2-rc2. It occurs right after pnpbios
> starts up. I wrote the oops down by hand since the computer went into a
> hard lockup (no sysrq key), but couldn't get any results out of
> ksymoops for some reason (maybe I am misusing it, any way to disable
> pnpbios on a kernel compiled with so I can run it from the running
> kernel?).

the kernel parameter pnpbios=off should work.

> I attached the oops log and the dmi data (didn't know what is needed of
> it).

I appreciate the information will add this to the blacklist.

Thanks,
Adam