Re: hpet timers gone?

From: Udo van den Heuvel
Date: Mon Sep 13 2010 - 11:30:13 EST


On 2010-09-13 16:52, Udo van den Heuvel wrote:
> On 2010-05-31 06:00, Robert Hancock wrote:
>> If they did add an HPET table entry, it should help, yes..
>
> Is there a workaround?
> VIA was not so helpfull: the bios flash tool they have on the site does
> not recognise the board as a VIA board.
> Also they state the latest BIOS will not add HPET to ACPI table.

Could I adapt the old patch for 8237 to force-enable HPET?

If so: I might need to find out in what ways the C700X2 and VT8237
differ w.r.t. HPET and/or id. Anyone here that could help?

Or should blindly enabling HPET (as in VT8237) help?

Udo
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