Re: [x86_64] Exception when using powernowd.

[Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@arm.linux.org.uk>]

On Sat, 3 Sep 2005, Kyuma Ohta wrote:

> Thanx David,
> 
> Written by David Ranson <spam.david.trap@unsolicited.net>
>    at Sat, 03 Sep 2005 09:33:56 +0100 :
> Subject: Re: [x86_64] Exception when using powernowd.
> 
> spam.david.trap> Kyuma Ohta wrote:
> spam.david.trap> 
> spam.david.trap> 
> spam.david.trap> >>Hi,
> spam.david.trap> >>
> spam.david.trap> >>I'm using MSI K8T Neo2 (VIA K8T800 chipset) and Athlon64 3000+
> spam.david.trap> >>with  linux x86_64 2.6.13 kernel and Debian/sid.
> spam.david.trap> >>  
> spam.david.trap> >>
> spam.david.trap> >  
> spam.david.trap> >
> spam.david.trap> I'm using a K8T Neo2 FIR with the same processor and powernow-k8. Up
> spam.david.trap> with 2.6.13 since Sunday, no problems noted. Mine is a SuSE 9.1 based
> spam.david.trap> system though.
> spam.david.trap> 
> spam.david.trap> Maybe BIOS related??
> 
> I thought this problem,too.
> 
> But,I was upgrade BIOS from v3.3 to v9.2,this issue has happened yet.
> 
> # And,I have to put "pnpacpi=off" to kernel boot line to 
> # use w83627ths sensor (-_-;
> 
> When upgrade X 6.8.2-4 to 6.8.2-5(or after),this issue has often happend.
> I'm using nVidia Geforce 5200 as Display adapter,but this issue
> has happend bot Debian's driver and nVidia's driver.

I saw something very related in one of Bongani's posts on kernel bugzilla;

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4851 (scroll to the bottom)

Is there a specific kernel version which started this?

Thanks,
	Zwane