Re: [gentoo-dev] AMD 760MPX Chipset under linux

[Troels Liebe Bentsen]

Jared H. Hudson wrote:

>>Nice to another one with this new chipset, i have the asus running SMP.
>>
>I do as well.
>
>>I use the Plug and Play OS setting with no problem. Are you running SMP?
>>
>Yes, when I include plug and play, my 3c59x modules loads with an irq of 0
>and my emu10k module partially loads, displays a header, then removes
>itself, no error.
>
hmm, strange, I have them compilled in and have no problems, i had some 
problems when
only using PCI 5, placed the usb thing in it and have not problems since. 

>
>>If so, disabling MPS 1.4 makes it boot with no special options.
>>ACPI kind of works, but still no event or temperature reading.
>>
>What is MPS 1.4? I will try disabling it.
>
Intel MultiProcessor Specification v.1.4, what i have read is that it 
should provide extra
some extra stuff over 1.1 as is what we get when not using it.
http://www.intel.com/design/pro/datashts/242016.htm
Im not an expert, don't know if it is something I should be running, but 
i can't boot
with it at the moment, so I don't really have a choice.

>
>>I run with 2.4.18-pre3-ac2 it seemes to be stable and has support for
>>the chipset.
>>
>I just switched to the same kernel, and I noticed it did have support,
>although the 2.4.16 did not.
>
Think i came in 2.4.17, but the driver in pre3-ac2  should have some 
fixes to a
general buggy IDE subsystem.

>
>>Don't know about the NVIDIA stuff, but i will test it later this week.
>>
>
>So far adding the mem=nopentium has kept it from locking up, or it could
>be just a concidence, only time will tell.
>
Will try with that, but lets hope ac makes i auto detect i the next -ac.

Regards
Troels Liebe Bentsen