Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Athlon bug stomping #2 | From | (Eric W. Biederman) | Date | 13 Sep 2001 23:51:58 -0600 |
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Chris Vandomelen <chrisv@b0rked.dhs.org> writes:
> > On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, VDA wrote: > > > > > Device 0 Offset 55 - Debug (RW) > > > 7-0 Reserved (do not program). default = 0 > > > *** 3R BIOS: non-zero!? > > > *** YH BIOS: zero. > > > *** TODO: try to set to 0. > > > > I tryed sequentially to test the values given. It only worked when I set > > offset 0x55 to 0, and then stopped. I don't need to set any other value in > > other addresses. This is enough. > > > > It's weird when your system only works when changing a "do not > > program" value. :) > > Makes me wonder just a little: my system is perfectly fine with 0x02 > written to offset 0x55. (Yes, it is an Athlon compiled kernel.. something > I've been doing ever since I've been using this machine). It had it's > problems when I originally got it
So we have two confirmations that setting this register clears the problem. Anyone want to generate a kernel patch so this fix can get some wider testing?
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