From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:48:03 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:47:22 -0500 Received: from ns.suse.de ([213.95.15.193]:16393 "HELO Cantor.suse.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:46:17 -0500 Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 22:46:15 +0100 From: Dave Jones To: Alan Cox Cc: Sean DETTRICK , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, support@asus.com, euro.cpu@amd.com Subject: Re: A7M266-D, dual athlon 1800+ kernel-smp APIC boot problem workaround Message-ID: <20020227224615.H16565@suse.de> Mail-Followup-To: Dave Jones , Alan Cox , Sean DETTRICK , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, support@asus.com, euro.cpu@amd.com In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk on Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 09:17:15PM +0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 09:17:15PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > BTW the Athlons, clearly marked in the boxes as MP, identified > > themselves as Athlon XP 1800+'s. We thought this might be the > > problem at first but now we guess not. > > The BIOS forgets to load the MP name string, like a load of other > problems it has. x86info has proper descrimination of MP/XP using a readonly cpu-capability if theres any doubt here. -- | Dave Jones. http://www.codemonkey.org.uk | SuSE Labs