[mythtv-users] a7n8x -- lockup after 30 minutes recording]

Will Dormann wd at pobox.com
Thu Nov 13 17:37:21 EST 2003


At 11:21 PM 11/13/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>On Thu, 2003-11-13 at 22:39, emmanuel ALLAUD wrote:
>
>> Actually you did not have to recompile the kernel.
>> There are options at boot time to instruct the kernel
>> not to use the local APIC (just have a look at
>> Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt in you kernel
>> source tree).
>
>Yes, If you are running 2.6 kernels, there is the option nolapic.
>In 2.4.22 there is only the option noapic which doesn't disable local
>apic.
>
>So for 2.4 kernels a recompile is the only option.


Is disabling APIC recommended for all systems?    Or is this just specific
to nForce boards?



-WD


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