Lost timer configuration

Lost timer configuration

[Shane Wegner]

Hi,

As this doesn't seem to do anything, I'm not too concerned. 
However,  I'm getting messages like these in my kernlog
quite regularly.

Apr  7 15:20:31 continuum kernel: probable hardware bug:
clock timer configuration lost - probably a VIA686a.
Apr  7 15:20:31 continuum kernel: probable hardware bug:
restoring chip configuration.
Apr  7 15:24:20 continuum kernel: probable hardware bug:
clock timer configuration lost - probably a VIA686a.
Apr  7 15:24:20 continuum kernel: probable hardware bug:
restoring chip configuration.
Apr  7 15:31:18 continuum kernel: probable hardware bug:
clock timer configuration lost - probably a VIA686a.
Apr  7 15:31:18 continuum kernel: probable hardware bug:
restoring chip configuration.
Apr  7 15:40:15 continuum kernel: probable hardware bug:
clock timer configuration lost - probably a VIA686a.
Apr  7 15:40:15 continuum kernel: probable hardware bug:
restoring chip configuration.

Actually it's a via 686B I believe.  It's an Abit vp6 dual
PIII board flashed to the latest bios revision from Abit. 
The odd thing is that it only occurs when copying files
from my cd-rom drive to harddisk.  The destination harddisk
is SCSI and the cd-rom is on its own IDE channel.  It does
not occur otherwise.

Just out of curiosity, if this was a hardware bug, wouldn't
they have fixed it with the 686B chipset?

Regards,
Shane


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