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Hi all,<br>
<br>
Starting from 2.6.24, mfgpt feature is included and complied into
kernel when you select GEODE_LX processor option. This month, I have
been working on the lastest linux kernel for voyage. However, the
kernel does not boot on ALIX and require some combinations on
tinyBIOS. I finished the test of various tinyBIOS on alix3a with
different kernel and here is my result:
<br>
<br>
2.6.20 (as in 0.4.1) 2.6.20 (no WORKAROUND) 2.6.24rc3 (stock)
<br>
0.90 hang OK
OK
<br>
0.92 hang
OK hang
<br>
0.94 OK
hang hang
<br>
0.98j hang
OK hang<br>
<br>
Since I had alix3a and alix1a (the early version) to test, you mileage
may vary. "No WORKAROUND" means a 2.6.20 was patched to remove the
WORKAROUND code in the mfgpt patch that reset the timers.<br>
<br>
At this moment, 2.6.23 voyage in experimental repository has backported
the mfgpt code as in 2.6.24rc3. It just a slightly head-up, that you
may need a right version of tinyBIOS to make latest linux kernel work
on ALIX.<br>
<br>
Regards and Happy New Year,<br>
Punky<br>
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