"Theodore Y. Ts'o" wrote:

>    Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 23:37:57 -0700
>    From: David Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>    > > 4. Boot Time Failures
>    > >
>    > >      * Use PCI DMA 'lost interrupt' problem with some hw [which ?] (NEC
>    > >        Versa LX with PIIX tuning)
>    >
>    > If this is a rare version of the BX/LX that has a no fix errata, then it
>    > will be messy to issue resets to get out of the loop.
>    >
>    > >      * PIIXn tuning can hang laptop (2.4.0-test8-pre6, David Ford)
>    >
>    > Need more details of how APM/ACPI is dorking with DMA settins by the OEM.
>
>    These two are both reported by me, are the same issue.  The exact
>    same kernel, one with PIIXn tuning enabled, will hang the hardware on
>    boot requiring a physical power loss to restart.
>
> Ah, OK, thanks.  I've collapsed the two bug reports.  (The first one was
> added by Alan, and his lists didn't give any indication as to two
> reported the problem, so I didn't realize they were the same problem.)
>
>                                                 - Ted

Just to clarify, I meant the two PIIX entries.  The ACPI/APM line got in there by
mistake.

-d


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