Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 03 Apr 2001 16:55:56 +1200 | From | viking <> | Subject | Re: More about 2.4.3 timer problems |
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Andrew Morton wrote:
> Eric Gillespie wrote: > > > >... > > VESA fb mode 1280x1024x16, clock lost 1m 35s in time > > ... > > Same command, normal (non-fb mode) lost no time off clock. > > Is due to the 2.4.3 console drivers. They block interrupts during > console output. There's a fix in 2.4.2-ac<recent>. > > There's also a patch against 2.4.3-pre6 at > > http://www.uow.edu.au/~andrewm/linux/console.html > > If you'd care to test the 2.4.3-pre6 patch for a while, that'd > be useful. >
Cool - I'll do that - err, just one question - is a kernel-m.n-preX a precursor to kernel-m.n+1? If that sentence didn't make sense, think back to algebra years. Thanks again.
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