Re: ACPI on Compaq 6715b - BIOS from the wrong end of the planet

[Richard <tuxbox.guru@gmail.com>]

Thomas Renninger wrote:
> Also something at the C1E check which should come here then, does it
> match?
> Maybe it really is a RevE and the second CPU is not brought up yet?
>   

This machine is a single processor system (Single core) .. its loading a 
MP kernel tho.  It can wait forever for the second processor :-D

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>> Hi there,
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>> The results are in.. and the patch done nothing on my notebook. The 
>> symptoms are exactly the same as before. Kernel loads, INIT starts and 
>> then the machine shuts down a few seconds later. noapictimer still fixes 
>> it tho' 
>>     
>
> Googled this:
> Sempron 3600+ (CN),256K,rev.F2,62W,SocketAM2    ALL  0107
> So this Sempron probably is RevF already but the C1E check does not
> work?
> Hope you still have the kernel compiled flying around?
> Could you add a lot printks at the place (some examples above) where it
> is checked for broken apic timer.
> Maybe you can also just return that it's broken to check whether setting
> noapictimer variable at this place generally works for you...
>
> Thanks,
>
>     Thomas
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