On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:54:30 +0100 Arnd Hannemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andres Salomon schrieb: > > On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:19:12 -0500 > > Andres Salomon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:44:07 +0100 > >> Arnd Hannemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I'm trying to boot 2.6.24-rc8 on a GEODE LX board (ALIX.3), > >>> and it hangs during boot: > >>> > >>> [ 12.689971] NET: Registered protocol family 16 > >>> [ 12.703329] geode-mfgpt: Registered timer 0 > >>> [ 12.716149] mfgpt-timer: registering the MFGT timer as a clock > >>> event... > >>> > >> > >> What BIOS are you using? It's possible that our detection code is > >> failing to detect in-use timers. > > I'm using v0.99 (latest available). v0.99 of what? Jordan seems to think it's an Award BIOS, but I'd like to make sure. > Also note when I do enable the mysterios "MFGPT workaround" option in > the bios the machine hangs directly after: > [ 36.780990] NET: Registered protocol family 16 "MFGPT workaround"? That sounds a bit frightening. Presumably, the BIOS is using the MFGPTs, but we're not detecting them as being in use. I'm assuming that booting with 'nomfgpt' works for you? > > > > > > > Also, could you provide a log with the following (untested) patch? I'm > > curious how many MFGPTs we're actually detecting as being available, and > > the existing code is backwards. > > The relevant part would be: > [ 23.092507] NET: Registered protocol family 16 > [ 23.105875] geode-mfgpt: 8 MFGPT timers available > [ 23.120247] geode-mfgpt: Registered timer 0 > [ 23.133076] mfgpt-timer: registering the MFGT timer as a clock event. > > Best regards, > Arnd Hannemann > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
