Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] MTRR setting? Where could I have put it?
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:39:40
Message-Id: 200901210239.32550.volkerarmin@googlemail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] MTRR setting? Where could I have put it? by Willie Wong
1 On Mittwoch 21 Januar 2009, Willie Wong wrote:
2 > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:22:17AM +0100, Penguin Lover Volker Armin Hemmann
3 squawked:
4 > > On Mittwoch 21 Januar 2009, Willie Wong wrote:
5 > > > Hi list:
6 > > >
7 > > > I need some help with my memory.
8 > > >
9 > > > Recently when I quit the X server, the following can be seen in the
10 > > > sys log:
11 > > >
12 > > > Jan 20 18:06:34 e-nibbles mtrr: no MTRR for e8000000,2000000 found
13 > > >
14 > > > and on the TTY where I issued X init, a similar message is shown,
15 > > > but the message is not echoed in /var/log/Xorg.0.log
16 > > >
17 > > > Now, I remember having entered something like that somewhere way
18 > > > back, when I was using the ATI drivers for my laptop (instead of the
19 > > > radeon drivers from Xorg). The problem is, I cannot remember where
20 > > > such a line would possibly go! Does anyone have any ideas where I
21 > > > can start searching?
22 > >
23 > > don't do it. Just don't do that. It should not be necessary. Instead look
24 > > at the mtrr cleanup options in make menuconfig.
25 >
26 > Yes, my point exactly! That *should not* be necessary any longer, so I
27 > am trying to figure out where I might have put this thing which I
28 > remembered having manual inserted so I can undo the damage.
29 >
30 > Also, what is this MTRR cleanup option? I can't seem to find it?
31 >
32 > W
33
34 are you using a recent kernel? 2.6.27 or 28?

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] MTRR setting? Where could I have put it? Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] MTRR setting? Where could I have put it? Willie Wong <wwong@×××××××××.EDU>