Re: [ACPI] acpi problem with nforce motherboards and ethernet

Prakash K. Cheemplavam
2004-02-06T11:15:55Z

Prakash K. Cheemplavam wrote:
> Daniel Drake wrote:
>
>> Prakash K. Cheemplavam wrote:
>>
>>> Ok, then it makes sense, so you are using APIc with CPU Disconnect
>>> and Ross' patch. This explains your low idle temps. As I said this
>>> config doesn't work for me.
>>
>>
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>> Have you experimented with the new apic_tack boot options in Ross's
>> latest patches?
>> apic_tack=2 seems to work best for me.
>
>
> Stupid me. I haven't thoruoughly read the text. I have not activated the
> patch, so I'll try this. thx for pointing out..

OK, I appended apic_tack=2 and yes, it survives several hdparms! Great,
so gonna try if it is really stable.Then I can try =1. CPU cooling down.
Already at 46°C. :-)

Not bad,not bad, though I saw a small performace degration: hdparm gives
me 60-61mb/s instead of >62mb/s, but I won't complain. :-)

Prakash