Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 06 Jan 2004 01:12:33 -0500 | From | Bob <> | Subject | Re: Linux hangs on nVidia nForce2 400 Ultra |
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All correct, and if you have Award bios an update may help stability with nforce2.
-Bob D
Daniel Drake wrote:
> Hi, > > Theres been some work done on this issue lately. Originally, my system > only hung when I had IO-APIC and local APIC support compiled into the > kernel. But I think other people had hanging problems even without this. > > You could first try using a 2.6-mm series kernel, as these include > some patches which fix nforce2 problems for most people (but not me). > > The other option is to try Ross Dickinson's patches: > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=107199838022614&w=2 > > If you use Ross's patches, as well as the -mm fixes, you should revert > out the nforce-disconnect-quirk patch to avoid your CPU getting > needlessly hot. > > Personally, I have stability running 2.6.1-rc1-mm1 with the > disconnect-quirk reverted out, Ross's patches, booting with parameter > apic_tack=2. I have APIC/IOAPIC compiled in and working. > > Daniel. > > Herve Fache wrote: > >> Hi chaps! My system hangs (no oops, nothing) on disk access using >> either 2.4.23 or 2.6.0. A rather reliable way for me to crash it is >> to, for example, copy the sources of the Linux kernel. It hanged >> once on CD-ROM access, which could lead to a more IDE-level problem. >> Also, the only time it did it in another operating system (humm...) >> was after it crashed in Linux and I pressed reset (no shut down), >> which makes me think it could the IDE controller [driver]'s >> fault... It seems I'm the only one on Earth to have this problem >> (according to Google), but if there was a way to track it down I'd be >> happy to try. I have attached my 2.6.0 kernel config for info. >> Thanks! Hervé. > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
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