Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 14 Aug 2002 20:41:12 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Mikael Pettersson <> | Subject | Re: GA-7DX+ crashes |
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On wed, 14 Aug 2002 10:08:50 -0700 (PDT), Alex Davis wrote: >>We have no information on >>workarounds (or if they are needed) for the AMD/VIA combo other than the >>fact that the APIC cannot be used on them according to AMD docs. > >Really?? I have an Epox 8k7a (AMD761 North / VIA South) that I've been using for >over a year now with APIC configured. In fact I'm sure I remember (haven't checked >recently) one of the boot messages being 'found and enabled local APIC'. Am I >missing something??
Alan was a bit careless in his wording. He most likely meant the IO-APIC, which is broken in some/all(?) AMD north / VIA south combos. AMD has an errata sheet on this issue.
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