Re: Brand new kernel 2.4.23 freezes my laptop

[Benoit DUFFAU <benoit@duffau.net>]

Le lun 22/12/2003 à 12:10, Guillaume Duveau a écrit :
> Hello,
> 
> I decided to compile my own 2.4.23 kernel for my Gericom Webshox 
> (Pentium4, SiS 5513, SiS 650 video, SiS 900 Fast ethernet, SiS 7012 
> Audio). I've downloaded the sources from www.kernel.org and I followed 
> instructions at 
> http://people.via.ecp.fr/~alexis/formation-linux/config-noyau.html
> (in french).
> 

Did you enable CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC option ? 

I notice a lot of problems with this option enabled on my acer inpire
1700 laptop which is build around SiS chipsets like yours... 

I disabled it, and it runs !

hope it helps, 


> Have a clue ?
> 

If not, i don't know.

regards,

Benoit

-- 
Also we should remember that unfortunately free software
is not widely used because people prefer to have something
to plug'n'play and not something to configure'n'work.
Pier Luca.