Re: [ACPI] acpi problem with nforce motherboards and ethernet

From: Craig Bradney
Date: Thu Feb 05 2004 - 20:02:01 EST


On Fri, 2004-02-06 at 01:46, Luis Miguel García wrote:
> Prakash K. Cheemplavam wrote:
>
> > Luis Miguel García wrote:
> >
> >> Craig Bradney wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> One day hopefully this will be sorted in the BIOSes and in mainline. I
> >>> keep having to patch for every release (although as thats the only
> >>> patch
> >>> I have to do I'm sure there are many worse off than me). I use the 3com
> >>> n/w on my A7N8X Deluxe v2 BIOS 1007 so no need for nforcedeth.
> >>>
> >>> Best patches are at:
> >>> http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/12/21/7
> >>>
> >>> Ive applied them to 2.6.0 and 2.6.1 and give no crashes and no heat
> >>> issues.
> >>
> >
> > Unfortunately that patch doesn't work for me. Still locks if I try
> > APIC +CPU DIsc.
> >
> >>>
> >>> (XP2600+ runs at 31/32C normal use and 38C compiling with Zalman cooler
> >>> +exhaust fans in box)
> >>>
> >>> Craig
> >>>
> >>>
> >> you mean 31 - 38 C readed from /proc/acpi/temp[........]????
> >>
> >> I'm having readings of 53 in idle and even 64 while compiling!! I
> >> have no case fan, but I don't think it's so important for this bug
> >> difference.
> >
> >
> > The problem is, you cannot trust those infos esp not across board
> > manufacturers. In case of Abit nearly every bios shows different
> > values...
> >
> > I have an Athon XP running at 2.1Gz with 1.65vcore. Idle: 50°C (with
> > CPU Disc usually about 44-40°C) and under load about 54°C. I am usign
> > a more or less self-made watercooling.
> >
> >
> > Prakash
> >
>
> There is a way to "activate" cpu Disconnect? or it gets enabled by
> simply applying it?
>
> Yes, I have a Abit motherboards, perhaps it's the problem with the bios.


I'm not activating Disconnect.. I'm using Ross's latest 2 patches.. one
of them avoids using Disconnect.

Craig

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