Getting that new hardware itch... The purchase!

[Alan Jackson]

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:45:17 -0600
Alan Jackson <ajackson at oplnk.net> wrote:

> 
> Only one problem. I can't run SMP kernels. Both redhat and gentoo SMP
> kernels have problems. In X, keypresses start repeating liiikkkkeeeee
> ttthhhiiiiiisssssss. And the mouse goes crazy. So I've turned in bug
> reports. It's still a really fast machine, even without smp. And I'm proud
> to say I built this kernel myself. Took about 4 tries, but I got it.
> 

Got the solution. Redhat told me to add "clock=pmtmr" as a kernel option
and that fixed it. Worked for gentoo as well. Apparently something about
how the timing gets done.


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