> Pete Clements wrote:
> >
> > 2.1.20 generates the following oops on shutdown (hand copied from screen)
> > Intel 486DX2/66
[SNIPPED]
> --
Reboot patch is available (repeated here):
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--- arch/i386/kernel/process.c. Thu Jan 2 11:12:19 1997
+++ arch/i386/kernel/process.c.new Thu Jan 2 12:53:21 1997
@@ -283,9 +283,7 @@
if(!reboot_thru_bios) {
sti();
- /* rebooting needs to touch the page at absolute addr 0 */
- pg0[0] = 7;
- *((unsigned short *)0x472) = reboot_mode;
+ *((unsigned short *)__va(0x472)) = reboot_mode;
for (;;) {
int i;
for (i=0; i<100; i++) {
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Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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Richard B. Johnson
Project Engineer
Analogic Corporation
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Penguin : Linux version 2.1.20 on an i586 machine (66.15 BogoMips).
Warning : It's hard to remain at the trailing edge of technology.
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