On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:41:57 -0800 ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 06 February 2002 06:36 pm, you wrote: > > On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:19:29 -0800 ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wednesday 06 February 2002 05:54 pm, Ray Bowles wrote: > > > > VIA686a > > > > > > apparently all straight 2.4 kernels are affected by this. allegedly, > > > there are ac patches that fix this. > > > > I've run with the linus kernel for 5 months now (starting w/ 2.4.7 > > and now 2.4.17) with no problem. > > A7V266 w/ KT133A chipset and Riva TNT AGP video card. > > is there a via686a involved in that setup somewhere? i've seen the discussion > of the issue on the kernel mailing list at kernel.org. the via686b is said to > be free of the problem.
The 686a & 686b work together are north and southbridge. >From the ASUS website: The VIA? Apollo KT133A is based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance. It is a two-chip set consisting of the VT8363A North Bridge controller and the VT82C686B South Bridge controller. http://usa.asus.com/mb/socketa/a7v133/overview.htm -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://ronandheather.dhs.org:81 | | | ! "As I like to joke, I may have invented it, but Microsoft | | made it popular" David Bradley, regarding Ctrl-Alt-Del | +------------------------------------------------------------+
