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Message-ID: <454775C6.5030604@tmr.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:11:50 -0500
From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>
To: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
CC: Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: lspci output needed was Re: Frustrated with Linux, Asus, and
nVidia, and AMD
Andi Kleen wrote:
>>There are clearly some NVIDIA chipsets which require the override be
>>skipped, and some which require it not be. I think the ball is currently
>>in NVIDIA's court to provide a way of figuring out which chipsets
>>require the quirk and which don't..
>>
>>
>
>My current plan is to switch in 2.6.20 to automatic probing of more pins
>for the timer routing (suggested by Tim Hockin, I've got a test patch).
>
>
Thank you, Tim!
>But that's too risky for .19.
>
>For 2.6.19 we'll likely add some more PCI-IDs disabling the quirk
>and a command line option to disable the skip timer override quirk.
>
>
That should be safe, and timer override as an option should give
everyone a way to get what they need on any given system.
>Doing this per PCI ID isn't that bad because afaik Vista certification
>requires enabling the HPET table and I assume most boards will get
>Vista certification soon. This will force Asus to fix their BIOS.
>
>
And nVidia to release more information? Hopefully.
>Can people who use a Nvidia based AM2/SocketF board (especially when they have timer
>troubles but otherwise would be useful too) please report their lspcis in private
>mail to me?
>
>-Andi
>
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bill davidsen <davidsen@....com>
CTO TMR Associates, Inc
Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979
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