Re: 2.4 kernels - "attempt to access beyond end of device"

Petr Vandrovec
2001-02-28T21:56:36Z

On 28 Feb 01 at 13:46, Michal Jaegermann wrote:
> I think that I found what gives me a hell with this box and it
> looks like that this not Linux at all. Once again, this is Athlon
> K6 on Asus AV7 mobo and "Award Advanced ACPI BIOS" version 1005C.

K7 on A7V, I believe...

> I have more checks to make before I will be fully satisfied but
> this looks like it.
...
> System Performance Setting [Optimal, Normal]
...

Try BIOS 1006. AFAIK 1005D changed some VIA values for 'optimal'.
And 1006 contains newer Promise BIOS - but I did not notice any difference:
Windows98 still do not boot if I connect harddisk to /dev/hdh :-(
But Linux works fine...
Best regards,
Petr Vandrovec
vandrove@vc.cvut.cz