From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 6 Jul 2002 10:47:01 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 6 Jul 2002 10:47:00 -0400 Received: from ares.kos.net ([199.246.2.117]:21960 "HELO ares.kos.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 6 Jul 2002 10:47:00 -0400 Message-ID: <004201c224fc$4b828a40$0a00000a@kos.net> From: "Steve Cole" To: Subject: Follow-up to Dual Athlon XP MP board problems Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 10:49:13 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org It appears - though it is still too early to tell - that my problems with the dual Athlon XP MP system has to do with something called "slew rate". There is zero documentation on this feature in the motherboard manual, and setting it to "auto" is what was causing the problem. Apparently for XP processors, the "slew rate" must be set to "1". So far this has cleaned up the stability problems, and the 2.4.19.x kernel is supporting the hardware in the box. Speaking of 2.4.19, I'm looking forward eagerly for it to be nailed together.