migrate VIA vt5426 to PCChip M787CL(not M787CL+)

[Andrew Ip]

Hi,

> After doing test,I find that if linux kernel scans devfn above 0xA0,
> the chipset locks up.
> Could somebody please give me advice to fix the bug?
You can just skip it.  It is how I solved it.

-Andrew

> >>After I migrated VIA vt5426 to new mainboard(PCChips M787CL,not M787CL+:
> >> NB is VT8601,SB is VT82C686B),when probing PCI devices,the kernel
> >> halted.So is there any option in LinuxBIOS need to be configed to avoid
> >> the kernel halt? But the kernel can work well on PCChips M/B bios.
> 
> >This is an old bug with the chipset. I think we may still have a patch for 
> >it. If linux scans any devfn above (I think) 0x40, the chipset locks up. 
> 
> >Sorry.
> 
> >ron
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