From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 9 May 2001 22:40:47 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 9 May 2001 22:40:37 -0400 Received: from coorong.anu.edu.au ([150.203.141.5]:47004 "EHLO coorong.anu.edu.au") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 9 May 2001 22:40:32 -0400 Message-ID: <3AF9FF86.9DB15723@tltsu.anu.edu.au> Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 12:40:06 +1000 From: Robert Cohen X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; SunOS 5.8 sun4u) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mark Hahn , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Question: Status of VIA chipsets and 2.2 kernels In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Mark Hahn wrote: > > > a P3 machine with a ASUS CUV4X-E motherboard which uses the apollo pro > > 694X northbridge and a 686B southbridge. > > I haven't seen any reports of problem with this; it's the duals that need > the noapic workaround at the moment. > > > An athlon machine with an ASUS A7V motherboard which uses a KT133 > > (VT8363) northbridge and a 686A southbridge. > > works fine. my main workstation is a gigabyte version of this, > and has never had any problems (and delivers great performance). > > > An athlon machine with an ASUS A7V133 motherboard which uses a KT133A > > (VT8363A) northbridge and a 686B southbridge. > > this is the one that has some kind of issue, for which there are several > workarounds. it's not entirely clear whether the workarounds make sense/etc. I was worried that the P3 machine with the Apollo pro chipset is using the 686B southbridge and might share the DMA problems. Anyone know if this is a problem? -- Robert Cohen Unix Support TLTSU Australian National University Ph: 612 58389