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DateFri, 06 Feb 2004 11:40:06 +0100
From"Prakash K. Cheemplavam" <>
SubjectRe: [ACPI] acpi problem with nforce motherboards and ethernet
>>>I've only ever run athcool to check the status.. and my BIOS doesnt have
>>>disconnect.
>>>
>>>A7N8X Deluxe V2 BIOS 1007.. 11 days uptime here.. haven had a crash
>>>since Ross released those patches ages ago.
>>
>>WITHOUT Disconnect my System is stable, but hotter when idle, so that is 
>>not the point. Ross wanted the patched to work with APIC and Disconnect.
>>
>>DO you guys use APIC (not ACPI)? I use both APIC (and local APIC) and 
>>ACPI. ACPI is not the problem (unless they break something...) but APIC 
>>and CPU Disconnect makes trouble on nforce2.
> 
> 
> athcool reports:
> nVIDIA nForce2 (10de 01e0) found
> 'Halt Disconnect and Stop Grant Disconnect' bit is enabled.
> 
> I have never used athcool to turn it off, and I don't have a BIOS
> option. APIC, local APIC and ACPI are all on.

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.

Prakash
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