Re: [ACPI] acpi problem with nforce motherboards and ethernet

["Luis Miguel García" <ktech@wanadoo.es>]

Prakash K. Cheemplavam wrote:

> Luis Miguel García wrote:
>
>> Craig Bradney wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> One day hopefully this will be sorted in the BIOSes and in mainline. I
>>> keep having to patch for every release (although as thats the only 
>>> patch
>>> I have to do I'm sure there are many worse off than me). I use the 3com
>>> n/w on my A7N8X Deluxe v2 BIOS 1007 so no need for nforcedeth.
>>>
>>> Best patches are at:
>>> http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/12/21/7
>>>
>>> Ive applied them to 2.6.0 and 2.6.1 and give no crashes and no heat
>>> issues.
>>
>
> Unfortunately that patch doesn't work for me. Still locks if I try 
> APIC +CPU DIsc.
>
>>>
>>> (XP2600+ runs at 31/32C normal use and 38C compiling with Zalman cooler
>>> +exhaust fans in box)
>>>
>>> Craig
>>>  
>>>
>> you mean 31 - 38 C readed from /proc/acpi/temp[........]????
>>
>> I'm having readings of 53 in idle and even 64 while compiling!! I 
>> have no case fan, but I don't think it's so important for this bug 
>> difference.
>
>
> The problem is, you cannot trust those infos esp not across board 
> manufacturers. In case of Abit nearly every bios shows different 
> values...
>
> I have an Athon XP running at 2.1Gz with 1.65vcore. Idle: 50°C (with 
> CPU Disc usually about 44-40°C) and under load about 54°C. I am usign 
> a more or less self-made watercooling.
>
>
> Prakash
>

There is a way to "activate" cpu Disconnect? or it gets enabled by 
simply applying it?

Yes, I have a Abit motherboards, perhaps it's the problem with the bios.