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SubjectRe: IDE parms ignored w/2.2.7?
On Tue, 4 May 1999, Richard A Nelson wrote:

> On Tue, 4 May 1999, David Weinehall wrote:
>
> >
> > Well, I saw that you got some other answers on this one, so I just have
> > one comment to make: the mca-pentium option is removed in the v2.2.x
> > kernels, so you don't need to specify it. If you experience trouble with
> > PS/2's with a pentium, use no-hlt instead; it basically does the same
> > thing. However, unless there are any troubles (freeze on bootup), don't
> > use that option. Not all pentium-processors have this problem.
>
> The mca-pentium option is back in 2.2.{6,7}-ac1... It indeed still
> needed on, at least, some 9595 models, wherein the kernel freezes
> at the fdiv test.
>
> no-hlt option (or lack thereof) made no difference in the hang.

Hmmm. Ok, I'll guess I'll have to get myself a 9595 to probe further into
this...

Oh: Anyone has a IBM PC-Server 300/700 (I REALLY want one of these
machines), able to test if the bug can be found in those beasts too?

/David Weinehall
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