Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 28 Feb 2001 15:47:08 -0700 | From | Michal Jaegermann <> | Subject | Re: 2.4 kernels - "attempt to access beyond end of device" |
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On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 10:54:15PM +0000, Petr Vandrovec wrote: > On 28 Feb 01 at 13:46, Michal Jaegermann wrote: > > I think that I found what gives me a hell with this box and it > > looks like that this not Linux at all. Once again, this is Athlon > > K6 on Asus AV7 mobo and "Award Advanced ACPI BIOS" version 1005C. > > K7 on A7V, I believe...
Maybe. 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' says "cpu family: 6" and "model :4" (and "stepping: 2"). I possibly misinterpreted that. Do not believe me when I am talking about x86 chips. :-)
> > I have more checks to make before I will be fully satisfied but > > this looks like it. > ... > > System Performance Setting [Optimal, Normal] > ... > > Try BIOS 1006. AFAIK 1005D changed some VIA values for 'optimal'.
Is that important here? IDE drives in question were not connected to on-board controller but the Promise one. Results seem to indicate that this 'optimal' was important here anyway.
> And 1006 contains newer Promise BIOS - but I did not notice any difference: > Windows98 still do not boot if I connect harddisk to /dev/hdh :-(
There is at this moment Windows98 installation on /dev/hde1 and it boots so far. It got installed and it was booting regardless with these "other" BIOS seetings.
> But Linux works fine...
Hope so....
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