Messages in this thread | | | From | Erik Hensema <> | Subject | Re: via-rhine weirdness with via kt8235 Southbridge | Date | Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:09:22 +0000 (UTC) |
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Christian Guggenberger (christian.guggenberger@physik.uni-regensburg.de) wrote: >> On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:49:31 +0200, Christian Guggenberger wrote: >>> This concerns both 2.4 and 2.5 kernels (testet with 2.4.20pre*aa series, >>> and with 2.5.43, 2.5.44 and 2.5.44-ac1): >>> >>> When I enable APIC in the Bios, the via-rhine module will insert >>> properly, but I won't get a link... With APIC disabled, link is ok. Ok, >>> this could be caused by buggy bios, so I'll try again, when a new >>> biosversion is available. >> >> Yeah, it seems there's a problem with IO-APICs. I currently don't have a >> machine with IO-APIC for testing, though, so... >> > > A new Biosversion is installed on my mobo now, but that APIC problem is still > there. > Are there some dumps I could post to get some light on that topic? > > Maybe some outputs of via-diag, mii-diag, lspci, dmesg ...? > If they could help, what options should I pass to mii-diag and via-diag ?
I've had the exact same problems with via-rhine and APIC. I donated (well, actually sold, but not voluntarily ;-)) my card to Roger Luethi so he can look into the bug. And yes, it's an actual PCI card, which seems to be rare with via-rhines.
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