Messages in this thread |  | | From | Joan Bertran <> | Subject | RE: Booting AMD Elan520 without BIOS | Date | Fri, 24 Nov 2000 16:49:35 +0100 |
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> -----Mensaje original----- > De: Jon Burgess [mailto:Jon_Burgess@eur.3com.com] > Enviado el: viernes 24 de noviembre de 2000 16:40 > Para: joan_bertran%DESAR@cirsa.com > Cc: 'rminnich@lanl.gov'; 'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org' > Asunto: Re: Booting AMD Elan520 without BIOS > > > > I've seen this on a board with a BIOS problem. I think it is > caused because > the > Kernel is in a loop waiting for a timer interrupt to occur. If the > interrupt > never arrives it loops forever. > > Jon > > I think so, because I've read somewhere the kernel needs interrupts configured, but as kernel configures i8259 I don't know what is necessary, the IDT with interrupt service routines ?, sommething special about the chipset ?
Joan Bertran.
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