* [PATCH] Fix complete freeze on Dell latitude in nm256_audio.c
@ 2002-05-22 17:49 Simon Josefsson
2002-05-22 18:16 ` Alan Cox
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Simon Josefsson @ 2002-05-22 17:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
Please add this to the 2.4 tree. Without it, Dell Latitude laptops
completely freeze when loading the module. Thanks.
--- linux/drivers/sound/nm256_audio.c.orig Sun Sep 30 21:26:08 2001
+++ linux/drivers/sound/nm256_audio.c Wed May 22 19:46:48 2002
@@ -896,7 +896,9 @@
/* Reset the mixer. 'Tis magic! */
nm256_writePort8 (card, 2, 0x6c0, 1);
- nm256_writePort8 (card, 2, 0x6cc, 0x87);
+ /* The following line crashes Dell Latitude laptops and doesn't
+ * seem to do any harm on other machines.
+ nm256_writePort8 (card, 2, 0x6cc, 0x87); */
nm256_writePort8 (card, 2, 0x6cc, 0x80);
nm256_writePort8 (card, 2, 0x6cc, 0x0);
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread* Re: [PATCH] Fix complete freeze on Dell latitude in nm256_audio.c
2002-05-22 17:49 [PATCH] Fix complete freeze on Dell latitude in nm256_audio.c Simon Josefsson
@ 2002-05-22 18:16 ` Alan Cox
2002-05-22 18:12 ` Simon Josefsson
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Alan Cox @ 2002-05-22 18:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Simon Josefsson; +Cc: linux-kernel
> Please add this to the 2.4 tree. Without it, Dell Latitude laptops
> completely freeze when loading the module. Thanks.
The change below has been in the tree for a while already
> --- linux/drivers/sound/nm256_audio.c.orig Sun Sep 30 21:26:08 2001
> +++ linux/drivers/sound/nm256_audio.c Wed May 22 19:46:48 2002
> @@ -896,7 +896,9 @@
>
> /* Reset the mixer. 'Tis magic! */
> nm256_writePort8 (card, 2, 0x6c0, 1);
> - nm256_writePort8 (card, 2, 0x6cc, 0x87);
> + /* The following line crashes Dell Latitude laptops and doesn't
> + * seem to do any harm on other machines.
> + nm256_writePort8 (card, 2, 0x6cc, 0x87); */
> nm256_writePort8 (card, 2, 0x6cc, 0x80);
> nm256_writePort8 (card, 2, 0x6cc, 0x0);
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: [PATCH] Fix complete freeze on Dell latitude in nm256_audio.c
2002-05-22 18:16 ` Alan Cox
@ 2002-05-22 18:12 ` Simon Josefsson
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Simon Josefsson @ 2002-05-22 18:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alan Cox; +Cc: linux-kernel
Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:
>> Please add this to the 2.4 tree. Without it, Dell Latitude laptops
>> completely freeze when loading the module. Thanks.
>
> The change below has been in the tree for a while already
I only checked the latest release, not the patches. Ok, thanks!
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