solved: Re: troubles with DAC960
Boris Andratzek wrote:
> Andy wrote:
>> On Sat, Mar 24, 2007 at 03:21:16PM +0100, Boris Andratzek wrote:
>>> Boris Andratzek wrote:
>>>> Hello members of the kernel-list,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm new to this and hope I don't misuse the list in any way.
>>>>
>>>> Doing the update from debian sarge to etch on my server I ran into the
>>>> bug documented here: bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7177
>>>> I already made some comments there. I tried to contact the maintainer of
>>>> the DAC960 driver but as far as I found out, Leonard N. Zubkoff
>>>> unfortunatly died in a helicopter crash.
>>>>
>>>> Without being impious, I want to ask if anybody can give me an idea of
>>>> how this thing will go on. Is there anybody new doing the maintaining?
>>>> Is there hope for a fix? Where can I find more information? Can I do
>>>> anything to help (testing, logging)?
>>>>
>>>> regards,
>>>>
>>>> Boris Andratzek
>>>>
>>> Hello!?
>>>
>>> I didn't catch no reaction at all, so I am not sure if I sent my
>>> question the right way! Could anybody respond, please, even without an
>>> idea of solving my problem!?
>>>
>> I have been running a 2.6.16.27 kernel with a DAC960 for a while without a
>> problem. The driver version is 2.5.47 and my firmware is 7.02-00. The
>> kernel is a vanilla one from kernel.org.
>>
>
>
> Hej Andy,
>
> thanks for your reply! I took a kernel from kernel org (2.6.16.45) with
> driver 2.5.47 and did not have more success. Are you sure with the
> firmware version? My information is that the latest Firmware for my
> DAC960PG is 4.07-0-39.
>
Hej all,
finally, I got it! My box is now working with 2.6.18 on DAC960.
The problem was basically non working acpi and/or apic. With parameters
'acpi=off' and 'noapic' the machine works fine!
Thanks!
Boris
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