Getting that new hardware itch... The purchase!

[Alan Jackson]

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:09:36 -0800
"Net Llama!" <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:

> On 01/31/2006 05:45 PM, Alan Jackson wrote:
> > So I did it. I picked up a new system about 2 weeks ago. I used
> > a local outfit (Terian) who mostly build servers. They got a good
> > discount on parts, so it might actually have cost me more if I had built it.
> > 
> > I got :
> > 
> > AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+, 2 Ghz
> > Asus A8N-SLI
> 
> Good choice, i've got one of those at work.
> 
> > 
> > 2 160 Gb SATA disks
> > 
> > 2 Gb memory
> > 
> > Nvidia GeForce 6200TC
> 
> ugh.
> 
> > 
> > Acoustic Authority subwoofer & speakers
> > 
> > 500W Antec Smartpower
> > 
> > DVD/CD RW
> > 
> > It really rocks. And it is soooo quiet. Amazing. It came with Redhat
> > Enterpise preloaded. First thing I did was repartition the disk and break
> > the redhat installation. But I fixed it and began to load Gentoo. Still
> > migrating all my stuff. I have a lot of stuff. It hardly breaks a sweat,
> > even when compiling KDE. The cpu runs at about 83 deg F when it idles, and 
> > pops up to 98 deg F during a serious compile.
> > 
> > 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
> 
> That's a BIOS bug (you don't even want to know how i know this) assuming 
> that you're using USB mouse/keyboard.  Make sure that you've got the 
> latest BIOS, and if so, start yelling at Asus.

Well, they are usb but plugged into the regular keyboard & mouse ports
with adapters. I also tested with an old non-usb keyboard & mouse &
had the same problem.

Someone added to my gentoo bugzilla sayiong that gentoo had this problem
for them, but not ubuntu.

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