Messages in this thread | | | From | "Simon Garner" <> | Subject | Re: Asus CUV4X-D, 2.4.3 crashes at boot | Date | Mon, 2 Apr 2001 14:57:33 +1200 |
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Hi all,
> > However, the machine now crashes at "Configuring Kernel Parameters" during > rc initialisation: > > > Welcome to Red Hat Linux > Press 'I' for interactive startup > > Mounting /proc filesystem... [ OK ] > Configuring Kernel Parameters... > > > This is if I type "linux noapic" at the Lilo boot prompt. > > Also, what do I lose by running with noapic? > >
Just discovered the above is not quite correct - it actually says [ OK ] after Configuring Kernel Parameters, and crashes on the next line.
Reading through /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit, the next line is where it sets the system clock. If I comment out the line:
/sbin/hwclock $CLOCKFLAGS
Then the system will boot OK with 'noapic'. So presumably the system RTC is not accessed in a SMP-compatible way without APIC.
Anyway, I'm not too happy about having to run without APIC - seems more of a workaround than a fix. I'm happy to test patches etc if anyone has any ideas - this problem I presume affects all motherboards using the VIA 694XDP chipset.
Thanks in advance,
Simon Garner
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