From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264368AbTLFAPb (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Dec 2003 19:15:31 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264600AbTLFAPN (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Dec 2003 19:15:13 -0500 Received: from legolas.restena.lu ([158.64.1.34]:58564 "EHLO smtp.restena.lu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264368AbTLFAPJ (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Dec 2003 19:15:09 -0500 Subject: Re: Catching NForce2 lockup with NMI watchdog - found? From: Craig Bradney To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <3FD1199E.2030402@gmx.de> References: <3FD1199E.2030402@gmx.de> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1070669706.3987.4.camel@athlonxp.bradney.info> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 01:15:06 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 00:49, Prakash K. Cheemplavam wrote: > Hi, > > *maybe* I found the bugger, at least I got APIC more stable (need to > test whether oit is really stable, compiling kernel right now...): > > It is a problem with CPU disconnect function. I tried various parameters > in bios and turned cpu disconnect off, and tada, I could do several > subsequent hdparms and machine is running! As CPU disconnect is a ACPI > state, if I am not mistkaen, I think there is something broken in ACPI > right now or in APIC and cpu disconnect triggers the bug. > > Maybe now my windows environment is stable, as well. It was much more > stable with cpu disconnect and apic, nevertheless seldomly locked up. > > > So gals and guys, try disabling cpu disconnect in bios and see whether > aopic now runs stable. > I have an Abit NF7-S Rev2.0 with Bios 2.0. > > Prakash I rebooted and checked in my BIOS, I dont seem to have "CPU Disconnect"? Is there another name. I also downloaded the motherboard manual for your NF7-S and cant find it there either? Craig