Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 6 Nov 2001 20:35:45 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 6 Nov 2001 20:35:35 -0500 Received: from netsrvr.ami.com.au ([203.55.31.38]:31762 "EHLO netsrvr.ami.com.au") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 6 Nov 2001 20:35:27 -0500 Message-Id: <200111070133.fA71XPh11123@numbat.os2.ami.com.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.2 06/23/2000 with nmh-1.0.4 To: root cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Olivetti hangs in PCI initialisation In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 06 Nov 2001 20:48:26 +0100." <20011106204826.A15663@fourier.home.intranet> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 09:33:25 +0800 From: John Summerfield Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > --9amGYk9869ThD9tj > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > > Hello, > > I've just read your messages on linux-kernel about your problems with an > Olivetti PC. I had similar problems with my PC (which is an Olivetti > Modulo): it hanged on boot and the screen got black (this part is different). > > Then it died. > > I've found that my problem was caused by some lines in setup.S. Given > that your problem has the same cause I'm attaching a patch which worked > for me. > It was worth a try, but it had no effect that I could see. >From other efforts it seems the problem may actually be connected with scrolling and it happens to be in the PCI detection code at the time the need arises. -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my disposition. - 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/