Len Brown wrote:
>>Please send me the output from dmidecode, available in /usr/sbin/, or
>>
>>>here:
>>>http://www.nongnu.org/dmidecode/
>>>or
>>>http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/lenb/acpi/utils/
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2004-04-21 at 17:28, Prakash K. Cheemplavam wrote:
> 
> 
>>this is the output for Abit NF7-S Rev20 using bios d23. I have NOT 
>>activated APIC for this. Is it needed?
> 
> 
> Yes, you need to enable ACPI and IOAPIC.  The goal of this patch
> is to address the XT-PIC timer issue in IOAPIC mode.

Ok, I recompiled using your (former) patch and Ross' apic tack patch. I 
attached the new dmidecode Text.

> I've got 1 Abit, 2 Asus, and 1 Shuttle DMI entry.  Let me know if the
> product names (1st line of dmidecode entry) are correct,
> these are not from DMI, but are supposed to be human-readable titles.

Are you referring to (as the first line doesn't say much):

Product Name: NF7-S/NF7,NF7-V (nVidia-nForce2)
Version: 2.X,1.0

Seems pretty much OK, though I don't understand, why 1.0 is in the 
Version string. Durthermore I don't understand, why "Phoenix" appears as 
bios vendor. It should be Award, AFAIK.

> I'm interested only in the latest BIOS -- if it is still broken.

It is the latest (d23). And I guess it is broken, as without your patch 
the timer gets connected to XT-PIC.

> The assumption is that if a fixed BIOS is available, the users
> should upgrade.

Well, I posted in Abit's Forum, but I don't know whether it will have an 
effect.

bye,

Prakash