Re: What do the noapic/nolapic kernel arguments do?

On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Peter Teoh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Peter Teoh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 1:43 AM, Mayank Kaushik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> I have been reading Chapter 9 of the Intel Process

Re: What do the noapic/nolapic kernel arguments do?

On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Peter Teoh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 1:43 AM, Mayank Kaushik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I have been reading Chapter 9 of the Intel Processor Manuals, Vol 3A >> (System Programming Guide), which details the APIC. >> I

Re: What do the noapic/nolapic kernel arguments do?

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 1:43 AM, Mayank Kaushik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have been reading Chapter 9 of the Intel Processor Manuals, Vol 3A > (System Programming Guide), which details the APIC. > I have noticed that we often have to add the noapic and nolapic > arguments to t

Re: What do the noapic/nolapic kernel arguments do?

Thanks for the reply, > On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 12:43 AM, Mayank Kaushik > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have been reading Chapter 9 of the Intel Processor Manuals, Vol 3A >> (System Programming Guide), which details the APIC. >> I have noticed that we often have to add the noapic and nolapic >>

Re: What do the noapic/nolapic kernel arguments do?

Hi... On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Mayank Kaushik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I read a little more, and it seems like "noapic" turns off the I/O > Apic in the chipset (and causes the old 8259 to be used, probably) > while "nolapic" turns off the Local Apic in the processor. > I hope i'm not

Re: What do the noapic/nolapic kernel arguments do?

Hi... I could only share my thoughts on your 2nd question... On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 12:43 AM, Mayank Kaushik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been reading Chapter 9 of the Intel Processor Manuals, Vol 3A > (System Programming Guide), which details the APIC. > I have noticed that we often have

What do the noapic/nolapic kernel arguments do?

Hi everyone, I have been reading Chapter 9 of the Intel Processor Manuals, Vol 3A (System Programming Guide), which details the APIC. I have noticed that we often have to add the noapic and nolapic arguments to the kernel command line to make devices like the wireless card work. The explanation fo