From: Gab <korsani@hydromail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: "clock timer configuration lost" error?
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 23:49:43 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <10317892883.20010513234943@hydromail.com> (raw)
Interesting. This is a KA7 with all power management turned off in the
latest Abit BIOS.
> The kernel puts the timer back and life appears happy again
Ahhh. The kernel *is* god.
Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > Feb 26 00:19:52 abit kernel: probable hardware bug: clock timer
> > configuration lost - probably a VIA686a.
> > Feb 26 00:19:52 abit kernel: probable hardware bug: restoring chip
> > configuration.
> > Feb 26 00:26:53 abit xntpd[886]: synchronized to 132.239.254.5,
> > stratum=2
> > ...
>
> Small number of VIA 686 boxes randomly jump from 100Hz back to the DOS 18Hz
> timeout. We dont know if its hardware or maybe APM bios bugs. The kernel puts
> the timer back and life appears happy again
Well, I have a pentium 66 (o/c @ 100) with a probably very old HP bios,
and I have the problem... and I don't think my Computer have a
VIA686a...
Fun...
--
V
Gab
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2001-05-13 21:49 Gab [this message]
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2001-02-26 9:18 Tim Moore
2001-02-26 14:57 ` Alan Cox
2001-02-26 15:51 ` Tim Moore
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