Messages in this thread | | | From | Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.1mm2: nforce2 / amd74xx IDE driver doesn't load | Date | Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:34:53 +0100 |
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On Tuesday 13 of January 2004 08:10, Jens Benecke wrote: > Nick Piggin wrote: > >>running an up-to-date XFree86 4.3 from Debian unstable, I have a stuck > >>mouse pointer in X11 every time some application uses 100% CPU. I have > >>folding@home running in the background at nice 19, which doesn't disturb > >>anything, but when my machine starts up the following happens: (...) > >>During this time (20-30sec) the mouse pointer jerks from position to > >>position about once to twice a second. My X server runs at priority 0, > >> not -10, as recommended. This has been the case since 2.6.0-test11, but > >> I have the (subjective) impression that under 2.6.1rc1-mm1 and 2.6.1-mm2 > >> it got worse. > > > > mm kernels have a small interactivity change, so it would be good to > > compare with plain 2.6.1. > > > > It is recommended that your X server run at priority 0. The -10 > > priority is recommended when using my interactivity patches. Its all > > quite confusing. > > Hi, > > I have found a (perhaps THE) reason why my X is so jerky: the nforce2 > chipset driver (amd74xx) doesn't load, because it "thinks" the BIOS IDE > ports are disabled - which is definitely not the case
It doesn't load because IDE ports are already controlled by generic IDE code. Just use CONFIG_BLK_DEV_AMD74XX=y. I will fix this "BIOS" comment.
--bart
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