I had to recompile centos to get ELSMP to work on my box.
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Arthur Sherman wrote:
>> Hi, all-
>>
>> There is a differecne in the hardware between the server that
>> is runnign
>> fine and the new installation. The first installation was on
>> a single-core
>> Athlon 64. The problem occurred on dual-core Athlon 64.
>>
>> -d
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dave Doherty" <dave (at mark) skywaves.net>
>> To: <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 12:58 PM
>> Subject: [coba-e:09796] Installation Issue
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm new to this, so please bear with me if I'm stupid about Linux...
>>>
>>> I have one BQ server in operation. I am installing a
>>>
>> second server, using
>>
>>> the same installation disk, and now I have a problem.
>>>
>> During boot-up, I
>>
>>> get a "kernel panic" error on the default startup profile.
>>>
>> If I hit the
>>
>>> enter key when the blue Grub Loader window comes up, I get
>>>
>> a choice of two
>>
>>> startup profiles. The first profile, which apparently is
>>>
>> the default,
>>
>>> always produces the "kernel panic" error. The second choice
>>>
>> never does.
>>
>>> The LILO loader doesn't work at all on this hardware (Dell C521
>>> workstations with dual-core Athlon 64 processor and SATA
>>>
>> drives). I do not
>>
>>> see any way to delete the first profile in the GUI. How can
>>>
>> I get the box
>>
>>> to default to the second choice? (And, of course, I wonder
>>>
>> how this is
>>
>>> only happening on the second, seemingly identical, machine?)
>>>
>>> Here are the profile choices:
>>>
>>> NuOnce Networks CBQ Installer v4.6 (2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp)
>>> NuOnce Networks CBQ Installer v4.6-up (2.6.9-42.0.3.EL)
>>>
>>> The first one always fails, the second one always works.
>>>
>>> The kernel panic error is:
>>>
>>> Kernel Panic - not syncing: IO+APIC + timer doesn't work!
>>>
>>> TIA for any help...
>>>
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> So, the problem is with SMP installation.
> There was a post regarding troubles with SMP @ Dell - sorry, I don't
> remember the resolution, but you could search the archives for this.
>
> My 2p.
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> Best,
>
> --
> Arthur
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