Re: 7.2 on KT7a 1.3 MoBo, Duron, and Intellimouse Explorer USB
"Lucas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This did the trick. I didn't try it previously because I have a duron, but > I guess Red Hat also installs the Athlon kernel on Durons. The chips are identical, with a little extra cache on the Athlons. Other tips: 1) Get the newest BIOS from your manufacturer. It may fix things. 2) Get the newest kernels (but you already apply all errata, right?) -- Trond Eivind Glomsrød Red Hat, Inc. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: 7.2 on KT7a 1.3 MoBo, Duron, and Intellimouse Explorer USB
On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 08:55:37AM -0600, Bret Hughes wrote: > fred smith wrote: > > > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 10:53:14AM -0600, Lucas wrote: > > > This did the trick. I didn't try it previously because I have a duron, but > > > I guess Red Hat also installs the Athlon kernel on Durons. > > > > > >From what I could gather from the buzilla report was that there are > issues with the way some of the VIA chipsets ar optimized. The Athlon > specific code in the kernel uses a very fast memory IO routine that can > cause the bus bandwidth to be exceeded. Apparently there is a chipset > setting that the kernel guys have found that helps this but since it is > undocumented there is no way of knowing if it is dangerous to your data > or not. They are talking to AMD about it. I know there have been VIA bugs that the kernel guys have had a hard time dealing with, since Via has been not helpful (but I think I did read not too long ago that there is some contact now with VIA). The board I used uses the new kt266a chipset, so maybe it's not a problem with that one. -- Fred Smith -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." Hebrews 4:12 (niv) -- ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: 7.2 on KT7a 1.3 MoBo, Duron, and Intellimouse Explorer USB
fred smith wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 10:53:14AM -0600, Lucas wrote: > > This did the trick. I didn't try it previously because I have a duron, but > > I guess Red Hat also installs the Athlon kernel on Durons. > > >From what I could gather from the buzilla report was that there are issues with the way some of the VIA chipsets ar optimized. The Athlon specific code in the kernel uses a very fast memory IO routine that can cause the bus bandwidth to be exceeded. Apparently there is a chipset setting that the kernel guys have found that helps this but since it is undocumented there is no way of knowing if it is dangerous to your data or not. They are talking to AMD about it. I read it as this, you can take it for what it is worth. It may be totally bogus. A machine that is going to use windows can crank up the operation of the bus since windows is not going to take advantage of the athlon/duron fat memory pipe. If, on the other hand the os does try to take advantage of this pipe by optimizing these low level operations it can hit the wall. It happens at different times depending on what is going on in the machine at the time. I found this on my new sony laptop (duron 900) Bret ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: 7.2 on KT7a 1.3 MoBo, Duron, and Intellimouse Explorer USB
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 20 December 2001 06:16 pm, fred smith wrote: > > Why does he need "noathlon" when it IS an Athlon? > > I just installed 7l2 on a 1Gig Athlon (Tbird core), didn't use any > such options, and it runs fine (different mobo, though). What's the > deal? Some [buggy] motherboard/bios implementations don't properly handle the athlon optimizations, if I remember correctly. I'm running a Athlon 1600+ on an Asus A7V266-E, which seems to handle the athlon kernel without any difficulty. - -D - -- pgp key: http://www.tuxfan.homeip.net:8080/pgpkey.txt - -- -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8IzWgeMAUbzJhSVcRAhI+AKCERM67bQnK4/qGD3cBjNsSNATdeQCeJMpC A4O786wosmk7SGzrv11U2Y4= =lN6X -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: 7.2 on KT7a 1.3 MoBo, Duron, and Intellimouse Explorer USB
On Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 10:53:14AM -0600, Lucas wrote: > This did the trick. I didn't try it previously because I have a duron, but > I guess Red Hat also installs the Athlon kernel on Durons. > > -Lucas Why does he need "noathlon" when it IS an Athlon? I just installed 7l2 on a 1Gig Athlon (Tbird core), didn't use any such options, and it runs fine (different mobo, though). What's the deal? > > > - Original Message - > From: "Andy Schuler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 5:18 PM > Subject: Re: 7.2 on KT7a 1.3 MoBo, Duron, and Intellimouse Explorer USB > > > > try booting with "noathlon" as a kernal argument > > > > ___ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Fred Smith -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." Hebrews 4:12 (niv) -- ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: 7.2 on KT7a 1.3 MoBo, Duron, and Intellimouse Explorer USB
Glad that helped, I think it has to do with the Via chip on the mobo not the processor. On Thu, 2001-12-20 at 08:53, Lucas wrote: > This did the trick. I didn't try it previously because I have a duron, but > I guess Red Hat also installs the Athlon kernel on Durons. > > -Lucas > > > - Original Message - > From: "Andy Schuler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 5:18 PM > Subject: Re: 7.2 on KT7a 1.3 MoBo, Duron, and Intellimouse Explorer USB > > > > try booting with "noathlon" as a kernal argument > > > > ___ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: 7.2 on KT7a 1.3 MoBo, Duron, and Intellimouse Explorer USB
This did the trick. I didn't try it previously because I have a duron, but I guess Red Hat also installs the Athlon kernel on Durons. -Lucas - Original Message - From: "Andy Schuler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 5:18 PM Subject: Re: 7.2 on KT7a 1.3 MoBo, Duron, and Intellimouse Explorer USB > try booting with "noathlon" as a kernal argument ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: 7.2 on KT7a 1.3 MoBo, Duron, and Intellimouse Explorer USB
try booting with "noathlon" as a kernal argument On Wed, 2001-12-19 at 14:59, Lucas wrote: > Okay, I got everything installed and am dual booting with XP Pro using that new (to >me anyway) Grub boot loader. When I boot into Red Hat, I get a kernel panic. It >usually happens after loading the USB, but it's been known to happen any time in the >boot sequence. Everything is running fine under XP, so I assume it's not a hardware >issue. > > Here's what I've tried so far: > Disabling USB in the BIOS gets me to the shell, but of course X won't load. > Enabling USB in the BIOS, but removing the mouse which is the only USB device >attached to the system doesn't work. > Disabling the PnP OS Installed option in the BIOS doesn't work. > Disabling the enhanced CPU performance in the BIOS doesn't work. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > -Lucas ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
