[64studio-devel] tsc problem

[Daniel James]

Hi Mike,

> Has anyone else had the following problem ?
> 
> /clocksource tsc unstable/

Yes, I've seen that on a couple of machines. See:

http://kerneltrap.org/node/8306

> My P4 laptop, loading 64 Studio 2.6.22, freezes up at that point.

That could be a coincidence.

> I have 
> had the problem on and off before, but since I reinstalled 64 Studio 
> (bricked the prev install on an upgrade - not a bug, totally my fault) 
> and installed the bcm43xx driver, I have had this problem. I can get 
> around it by unplugging the ethernet connection.

I've always found bcm43xx to be flaky. Fortunately, there is a new 
driver coming in kernel 2.6.24, I believe:

http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43

Cheers!

Daniel