Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 28 Feb 2001 16:56:36 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 28 Feb 2001 16:56:28 -0500 Received: from zikova.cvut.cz ([147.32.235.100]:30468 "EHLO zikova.cvut.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 28 Feb 2001 16:56:09 -0500 From: "Petr Vandrovec" Organization: CC CTU Prague To: Michal Jaegermann Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 22:54:15 MET-1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: 2.4 kernels - "attempt to access beyond end of device" CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-mailer: Pegasus Mail v3.40 Message-ID: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 28 Feb 01 at 13:46, Michal Jaegermann wrote: > I think that I found what gives me a hell with this box and it > looks like that this not Linux at all. Once again, this is Athlon > K6 on Asus AV7 mobo and "Award Advanced ACPI BIOS" version 1005C. K7 on A7V, I believe... > I have more checks to make before I will be fully satisfied but > this looks like it. ... > System Performance Setting [Optimal, Normal] ... Try BIOS 1006. AFAIK 1005D changed some VIA values for 'optimal'. And 1006 contains newer Promise BIOS - but I did not notice any difference: Windows98 still do not boot if I connect harddisk to /dev/hdh :-( But Linux works fine... Best regards, Petr Vandrovec vandrove@vc.cvut.cz - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/