[64studio-devel] tsc problem

[mike at sonicfrog.net]

Daniel James wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
I uninstalled the bcm43xx package, and all is well with the world.