[SLUG] Que... LInux locks up...

[Ken Foskey <foskey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just found this on another list.  Might be of interest to slug.  No
guarantees on accuracy.

-----Forwarded Message-----

> From: Scott Carr <scottcarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [discuss] linux vs win32
> Date: 12 Feb 2002 16:13:57 -0600
> 
> Recently there was a thing about the Linux kernel and the mix between 
> AMD and AGP.  If people are running an AMD processor with AGP hardware 
> the result is lockups, kernel crashes, etc.
> 
> To get rid of them you need to add:
> 
> "mem=nopentium"
> 
> to your linux kernel boot parameters.  Under LILO add an 
> append="mem=nopentium" line under your kernel.
> 
> You can find the information about this at Linux Today.
> 
> http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-01-21-001-20-NW-KN
> 
> Scott