Random reboots with i8xx_tco module on Intel i8xx motherboards

[Juan José Gutiérrez de Quevedo]

Joe wrote:
> RANDOM REBOOTS
> 
> I can confirm this bug. It occurs with the stock
> FC3Test2 kernel and the latest kernel. It boots midway
> or sometimes all the way to the Gnome desktop, then
> mysteriously reboots without warning. By removing the
> i8xx_tco module with "rmmod i8xx_tco" as Colin
> suggested below, the system no longer reboots. I'd say
> this is a fatal bug for i8xx based Intel motherboards.
> 
it's also happening to me. It first happened with FC3t2, but after
upgrading my gentoo box *AND* installing hotplug it started happening
there also. It has nothing to do with hotplug, just that hotplug started
loading the module(I don't remeber having used it before but I can't
tell for sure) so I guess it's just a kernel thing.
> Motherboard
> Gigabyte GA-8IEXP / i845e chipset
> 
> Kernel 2.6.8-1.584
I don't know the name of my MB, but it's also using the i845 chipset

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