I have a ASROCK k7VT 4 A Pro with a VIA KT400 A North- and a VIA VT8237 South Bridge.
# cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 6 model : 6 model name : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+
# uname -a Linux ubuntu2 2.6.15-26-k7 #1 SMP PREEMPT
# lsmod | grep via i2c_viapro 9364 0 via_rhine 25988 0 mii 6528 1 via_rhine i2c_core 23168 3 i2c_acpi_ec,i2c_viapro,nvidia via_agp 10560 1 agpgart 37072 2 nvidia,via_agp via82cxxx 9988 0 [permanent] sata_via 10628 7 libata 84176 1 sata_via
As you can see i use the ltest kernel with VIA chipset _AND_ SATA. I do not face any of the problems above.
The difference is probably that i use a Soundblaster Life and not the onboard AC97 soundcard.
I have a ASROCK k7VT 4 A Pro with a VIA KT400 A North- and a VIA VT8237 South Bridge.
# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 6
model : 6
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+
# uname -a
Linux ubuntu2 2.6.15-26-k7 #1 SMP PREEMPT
# lsmod | grep via ec,i2c_ viapro, nvidia
i2c_viapro 9364 0
via_rhine 25988 0
mii 6528 1 via_rhine
i2c_core 23168 3 i2c_acpi_
via_agp 10560 1
agpgart 37072 2 nvidia,via_agp
via82cxxx 9988 0 [permanent]
sata_via 10628 7
libata 84176 1 sata_via
As you can see i use the ltest kernel with VIA chipset _AND_ SATA.
I do not face any of the problems above.
The difference is probably that i use a Soundblaster Life and not the onboard AC97 soundcard.