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From: Rob Shortt <rob@infointeractive.com>
To: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: DMA errors - 2.4.22-pre8 - SiS730 - WD800JB
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 18:22:26 -0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3F26E592.4080302@infointeractive.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3F267BC4.8000507@infointeractive.com>

Rob Shortt wrote:
> Lionel Bouton wrote:
> 
>> Usually disabling local APIC support solves this (sometimes with nasty
>> side-effects like huge perf drops or lost peripheral support).
>>
>> You can quickly try to pass "noapic" to the kernel and report.

Done, same deal:

Kernel command line: root=/dev/hda1 ro noapic
Local APIC disabled by BIOS -- reenabling.
Found and enabled local APIC!


I guess I'll start searching for some SiS APIC patches.  Does anyone 
know if the 2.6 kernel has SiS APIC problems?

-Rob


      reply	other threads:[~2003-07-29 21:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-07-29 12:42 DMA errors - 2.4.22-pre8 - SiS730 - WD800JB Rob Shortt
2003-07-29 13:33 ` Lionel Bouton
2003-07-29 13:51   ` Rob Shortt
2003-07-29 21:22     ` Rob Shortt [this message]

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