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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 07:51:37 -0800
From: Tim Moore <timothymoore@bigfoot.com>
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Subject: Re: "clock timer configuration lost" error?
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Interesting.  This is a KA7 with all power management turned off in the
latest Abit BIOS.

> The kernel puts the timer back and life appears happy again

Ahhh.  The kernel *is* god.


Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> > Feb 26 00:19:52 abit kernel: probable hardware bug: clock timer
> > configuration lost - probably a VIA686a.
> > Feb 26 00:19:52 abit kernel: probable hardware bug: restoring chip
> > configuration.
> > Feb 26 00:26:53 abit xntpd[886]: synchronized to 132.239.254.5,
> > stratum=2
> > ...
> 
> Small number of VIA 686 boxes randomly jump from 100Hz back to the DOS 18Hz
> timeout. We dont know if its hardware or maybe APM bios bugs. The kernel puts
> the timer back and life appears happy again

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