On 4/10/06, carmen <ix@xxxxxxxxxx> 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
