Re: PNP depends on ISA ? (2.6.2-rc2

From: Adam Belay (ambx1_at_neo.rr.com)
Date: 01/30/04

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    To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Micha Feigin <michf@post.tau.ac.il>
    
    

    On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 01:16:33AM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote:
    > On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 04:17:46PM +0000, Adam Belay wrote:
    > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 09:31:44PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote:
    > > > I was wondering why pnp depends on isa being selected in 2.6.2-rc2, is
    > > > pnp really only relevant to isa? What happens with pci etc. ?
    > > > This may explain why using pnpbios locks up my machine (at least as of 2.6.0-test9).
    > >
    > > Yes, it only is related to isa devices, but they include onboard devices
    > > such as serial ports. It will, however, prevent resource conflicts
    > > between pci and system devices, especially with unusual configurations.
    > > Does using pnpbios cause your machine to lockup at boot? If so, around
    > > where does it occur? DMI information would also be useful for blacklisting
    > > purposes.
    > >
    >
    > I just checked again with 2.6.2-rc2. It occurs right after pnpbios
    > starts up. I wrote the oops down by hand since the computer went into a
    > hard lockup (no sysrq key), but couldn't get any results out of
    > ksymoops for some reason (maybe I am misusing it, any way to disable
    > pnpbios on a kernel compiled with so I can run it from the running
    > kernel?).

    the kernel parameter pnpbios=off should work.

    > I attached the oops log and the dmi data (didn't know what is needed of
    > it).

    I appreciate the information will add this to the blacklist.

    Thanks,
    Adam
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