Re: IO-APIC not working on 645DX chipset??

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
17 Feb 2003 14:46:50 +0000

On Mon, 2003-02-17 at 12:18, Allan Klinbail wrote:
> Hi
>
> I don't see that anyone else has experienced this. It may be just my
> particular Motherboard Gigabyte GA-8ST667. (SiS 645DX chipset)
>
> If I compile a kernel with
> IO-APIC support on uniprocessors , enabled.then, the system succesfully
> loads up modules for USB, ethernet card,scsi card, soundcards e.t.c..
> but they don't actually work...

2.4.x doesn't have work arounds for the SIS io-apic problems. SiS have
told us what they are so there is a sort of workaround in 2.5. For 2.4.x
I'm still waiting for a list of afflicted devices from them so I can do
a safe minimal workaround to feed to Marcelo.

Alan

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