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#1 2010-09-13 21:59:29

respondo
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Registered: 2010-09-06
Posts: 19

SOLVED MP-BIOS bug

Target Machine = Dell Dimension C521

Arch errors.log print
MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO_APIC

this pc was a throw away
I tried to install 2 different MS OS"s on it and couldn't get past a BSOD both times.
I had Ubuntu on it and it ran ok.

I wiped Ubu and installed arch to force myself to learn

and I am learning.... I just read my first errors.log....whoopie

My question... this bios bug has no fix from Dell . My last check at Dell support, found that they are aware of it but do not intend to issue a fix

at this time.  no new flash its over 5 years old.

MY question is will this timer not connected to IO-APIC be a problem with Arch
Thanks
same log also reads  i2c i2c-3: sendbytes: NAK bailout:

I am a noobe.... but... I believe I need to move this post to kernel and hardware support.

I THINK i found the answer...apend noapic to the end of the boot options
I gotta study grub and do this I think ..but toolate now have to wait till tommorrow.

I'm a gonna mark this solved any way.
Thanks everyone who looked and tried

Last edited by respondo (2010-09-14 02:53:12)

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