linux-kernel - Re: nforce chipset + dualcore x86-64: Oops, NMI, Null pointer deref, etc

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Date:	Sat, 2 Dec 2006 20:41:55 +0100
From:	Prakash Punnoor <prakash@...noor.de>
To:	Bart Trojanowski <bart@...ie.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: nforce chipset + dualcore x86-64: Oops, NMI, Null pointer deref, etc

Am Samstag 02 Dezember 2006 20:37 schrieb Bart Trojanowski:
> * Prakash Punnoor <prakash@...noor.de> [061202 13:32]:
> > Am Samstag 02 Dezember 2006 18:22 schrieb Bart Trojanowski:
> > > In summary, I have an Opteron 170 in a Shuttle SN25P (nforce4 chipset).
> > > I've tested the ram overnight and swapped out every component in the
> > > system except for the HDDs.  I see these problems only with the
> > > dual-core, and even on an older Asus nforce4 based motherboard.
> > > noticed the following events (the complete dmesg is included below).
> > >
> > > [    0.000000] Nvidia board detected. Ignoring ACPI timer override.
> > > [    0.000000] If you got timer trouble try acpi_use_timer_override
> >
> > Have you tried this?
>
> I saw the suggestions, but I didn't understand what that was asking.  I
> will checkout that code.

Just pass acpi_use_timer_override as kernel parameter on boot. Nforce4 should 
use the override. 

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