Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 29 Jan 2000 22:56:33 -0500 (EST) | From | Stephen Frost <> | Subject | Re: PPro IDE problems (2.3.39-2.3.41) |
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On Sat, 29 Jan 2000, Matthew Harrell wrote:
> : I've been having some rather aggrevating problems w/ IDE on my > : dual PPro system under 2.3.41 (also had trouble w/ 2.3.39 and 2.3.40, > : though have yet to try anything prior). The problem is somewhat simple, > : the machine boots, and then stops after detecting the IDE controllers, > : but before actually finding the disks. The kernel appears to just stop. > : Under the exact same setup I've had no problems w/ 2.2.12-2.2.14. > : > : Any initial thoughts? I'm more than happy to provide whatever > : information is neccessary, perhaps individually to someone instead of > : spamming the list, unless people feel it would be more useful to spam > : the list... > : Any feedback would be appriciated. :) > > Intel PR440FX motherboard? Try specifying "nmi_watchdog=0" in the boot options > through either lilo or whatever you use. I have the same problem on my system.
Whoah, that fixed it, very cool, many thanks. Any idea what is going on with that, and if there perhaps is a better solution? Again, many thanks!
Thanks! Stephen
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