[linux-audio-user] Re: Motherboard recommendations

[Loki Davison]

On 4/10/06, carmen <ix at replic.net> wrote:
> > Ahh. i've got the RS480 ;-) though not using the onboard graphics as
> > it's got no dvi out. I'll try with 2.6.16 and see how it goes though.
>
> 2.6.17 (proabbly .16 as well) finally fixed the 'clock runs twice as fast as
> it should' bug that has plagued my RS480 notebook. MSI nor ATI has been able
> to issue any kind of definitive fix for the instability problems - the only
> solution is don't run PowerNow (the crash tends to happen in a speed state
> transition) or run the RAM at 333 instead of 400. i'd steer clear, maybe the
> bug is fixed in the 482 but who knows.. ATI doesnt have a very good track
> record with linux..
>
>
> >
> > Loki
>

Well, somewhat happy to here it is the board that is screwed and not
something else. I've never had an issue with the clock as in what time
is kept, though i did have to patch jack with the dual core clock fix.
It usually locks up when i have the machine under load so i'll try new
kernel and no powernow.

Loki