Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 21:06:35 +0200 From: Dave Boers <djb@ifa.au.dk> To: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> Cc: djb@ifa.au.dk, Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>, smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: hlt instructions and temperature issues Message-ID: <20000507210634.A3886@relativity.student.utwente.nl> In-Reply-To: <200005071841.MAA83955@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com>; from smp@csn.net on Sun, May 07, 2000 at 12:41:39PM -0600 References: <20000507190205.B3619@relativity.student.utwente.nl> <200005071841.MAA83955@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com>
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On Sun, May 07, 2000 at 12:41:39PM -0600, Steve Passe wrote:
> > > [ stray irq7's in dmesg ]
> > That's exactly the same as what occurred here. They didn't occur until I
> > added the hlt instruction; but now I've physically removed the UDMA66
> > drive, I disabled the (Highpoint) interface and PIIX4 in the bios, and I
> ^^^^^
> not sure what this means?
I'm sorry. I meant the ordinary IDE interface only. The Abit BP6 (dual
celeron) mainboard has two dual channel IDE controllers: the PIIX4 one (max
UDMA33) and the Highpoint one (max UDMA66).
> > removed the ata driver from my kernel and guess what? The stray irq7's are
> > gone! Not a single one in dmesg, and uptime is 17 hours. The hlt
> > instruction is still there.
>
> It would be interesting to with:
>
> no physical disk, BIOS/ata driver active.
>
> no physical disk, BIOS ata disabled, ata driver active.
>
> The question now is whether the hardware is funky, or our setup of the
> hardware causes it to act funky, or if we artifically manufacture the
> stray irq7s.
I'll do the testing but (tomorrow) I first have to get a nasty wisdom tooth
removed at the dental surgeon's. I don't know how long I need to recover
but I'll do the testing afterwards.
Regards,
Dave.
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