> Despite detection and documentation indicating the contrary:
> (From linux 2.1.125 bootup: PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at
> 0xfd091)
>
> It appears that from the attached technical note from Intel's website
> that the 450GX chipset is NOT 2.1 compliant.
>
> Intel support: This appears to be causing a problem with the hardware
> we intend to use -- is there a fix or upgrade path available to us? The
> machines we have are AP450GX's with
> C0 stepping.
>
> Linux kernel list: Do the 2.1.X kernels have any 'correction' for this
> built-in? I have a suspicion that this is causing incompatibility
> between the drivers for PacketEngines's GNIC I (yellowfin) and GNIC II
> (hamachi) cards and these motherboards. Have any other problems with
> this chipset been reported under Linux? I think the GX chipset supports
> the new Xeon processors, so this may become an even bigger headache.
Tony,
Isn't the 450GX an older chipset? I have a Dual PPro motherboard
(circa-1996) which uses it, and I thought it was long superceded by later
developments. In fact, I had a heck of a time even finding a data sheet
on this model.
FWIW, I've not seen any PCI bus misbehavior.
Steve
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