Messages in this thread | | | Subject | [Fwd: Re: Dell OptiPlex 320 - Core 2 Duo] | From | Nuno Tavares <> | Date | Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:57:11 +0000 |
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I now notice this hasn't been CC'ed to the list. Apologies to all.
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------ Mensagem Reencaminhada ------ > Assunto: Re: Dell OptiPlex 320 - Core 2 Duo > Data: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:49:18 +0000 > > Lennart, those options came from the SuSE installer, I guess. It wasn't > me installing the machine, and I have no idea why the guy doing it > whould add so many. I also found it strange, but since it's a Failsafe, > and SuSE is not my favourite dist, I just left it alone. My first tests > were done removing several of those (those that, to my knowledge, didn't > make sense, like: acpi=off, apm=off, mce=off, maxcpus=0, probably > pci=..). > > Actually, the default boots to the not-failsafe: > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.5-23-default > root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD800JD-75M_WD-WMAM9TA95509-part2 > apm=off acpi=off mce=off barrier=off ide=nodma idewait=50 i8042.nomux > psmouse.proto=bare irqpoll pci=nommconf resume=/dev/sda1 splash=silent > showopts > > Both share lots of options, anyway. I wonder what "irqpoll" does, though > (it's probably related with "Misrouted IRQ fixup and polling support > enabled" dmesg)... I just lack the opportunity to test all the > combinations (the machine is remote).. > > Even if the model is not the same as described, Optiplex has a nice > (not!) history of problems: > > http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showtopic=34172 > > http://suseroot.com/blog/blog.php?postid=74 > > I forgot to mention that this last time I tried the combinations: > * acpi=on + pci=nomsi > * acpi=on + pci=routeirq > > -NT > > > Qua, 2008-03-05 às 16:39 -0500, Lennart Sorensen escreveu: > [...] > > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.5-23-default > > > root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD800JD-75M_WD-WMAM9TA95509-part2 > > > showopts ide=nodma apm=off noresume noapic pci=route edd=off 3 > > [errata: it's pci=routeirq, obviously] > > > > It didn't help. The boot stops at the line PCI: xxxxxx something. I'll > > > try to try the BIOS update issue. I'll report back later. > > > > Well most of the options seem like a bad idea in general. > > > > ide=nodma, noapic and maxcpus I just can't imagine why would be listed > > there. Usually you add an option if it solves a problem, you don't add > > all of the possible options. Multi processor requires some of those > > features, and disabling dma on ide makes no sense unless you are using a > > very broken ide drive. > > > > Who added all those options and why? > > > > -- > > Len Sorensen > > -- Nuno Tavares DRI, Consultoria Informática Telef: +351 936 184 086
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