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    DateTue, 20 Sep 2005 23:21:02 -0700
    FromAndrew Morton <>
    SubjectRe: Lost Ticks - TSC Timer - AMD 64 X2 Processor - What's up with that?
    Marc Perkel <marc@perkel.com> wrote:
    >
    > Having timer problems. About to head to the data center to try different 
    > things to get this server to work right. Losing ticks and clock is all 
    > over the place and doing obscene things to keep it almost on track - but 
    > I really need a solution.
    > 
    > Running 2.6.13.1 Kernel - FC4 Linux - Asus Motherboard - A8N-SLI 
    > Premium. Athlon X2 4400+ with 4 gigs of ram and it uses some sort of 
    > memory remapping to use the full 4 gigs.
    > 
    > I don't understand all the different timers. There's TSC and PM and what 
    > else?
    > 
    > Someone suggested "notsc" which I will try when I get there. But  - 
    > looking for a list of other things to try as well. I have flashed the 
    > latest BIOS.
    > 
    > I'm thinking about giving up and going back to DOS. I didn't have these 
    > problem with DOS - and DOS boots faster. ;)
    > 
    > Tell me about all these timers - what are my choices - and what is most 
    > likely to actually work.
    > 
    
    Grab a coffee, go read http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5105
    
    Using "clock=pit" might help.
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