Re: 2.6.16.52 can't boot on Intel DG965SS

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 05:16:00PM +0200, Thomas Voegtle wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I want to use 2.6.16.y on the Intel DG965SS mainboard, but the kernel 
> stops booting:
> 
> ...
> ACPI: bus type pci registered
> PCI: Using MMCONFIG
> ACPI: Subsystem revision 20060127
> ACPI: Interpreter enabled
> ACPI: Using IOAPIC for interrupt routing
> ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
> ACPI: Assume root bridge [\_SB_.PCIO] bus is 0 
> 
> 
> 
> A Kernel 2.6.16.52 boots with pci=nommconf.
> A SuSE 10.1 installation cd boots with no special bootparams.
> A Kernel 2.6.17 vanilla boots with no special bootparams.
> 
> 
> So something is missing in 2.6.16.y, can anyone point me to a patch or 
> something else which enables this?
>...

Set in the kernel configuration:
  Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)
    PCI access mode
to "Direct".

There are fixes in this area in 2.6.17, but that's something I'll not 
fiddle with in 2.6.16.

>       Thomas

cu
Adrian

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