linux-kernel - Re: hpet timers gone?

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Message-ID: <4C8E437B.1060103@xs4all.nl>
Date:	Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:30:03 +0200
From:	Udo van den Heuvel <udovdh@...all.nl>
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CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: hpet timers gone?

On 2010-09-13 16:52, Udo van den Heuvel wrote:
> On 2010-05-31 06:00, Robert Hancock wrote:
>> If they did add an HPET table entry, it should help, yes..
> 
> Is there a workaround?
> VIA was not so helpfull: the bios flash tool they have on the site does
> not recognise the board as a VIA board.
> Also they state the latest BIOS will not add HPET to ACPI table.

Could I adapt the old patch for 8237 to force-enable HPET?

If so: I might need to find out in what ways the C700X2 and VT8237
differ w.r.t. HPET and/or id. Anyone here that could help?

Or should blindly enabling HPET (as in VT8237) help?

Udo
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