linux-kernel - Re: This kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU... (on a VIA C7 CPU)

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Message-ID: <464D8B65.4040101@rootdir.de>
Date:	Fri, 18 May 2007 13:17:57 +0200
From:	Claas Langbehn <claas@...tdir.de>
To:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: This kernel requires the following features not present on the
 CPU... (on a VIA C7 CPU)

H. Peter Anvin schrieb:
> Claas Langbehn wrote:
>   
>> Now my question is:
>>
>> Would it be possible to override the BIOS settings of cx8 and nx and
>> activate it with linux anyway?
>> The CPU supports it and I don't see any reason to disable it.
>>
>>     
>
> Yes, that code is already in the git.newsetup tree.
>   

I just tried this code and it did not work. I am still getting the error 
message from the topic.
This crappy BIOS disables the CPU flags each time. I have to reactivate 
it before each boot time :(

I attached a "x86info -a -v", if it helps.

many regards,
claas

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