Date:  Wed, 9 May 2007 12:48:13 -0700
From:  "Ken Marcus - Precision Web Hosting, Inc." <kenmarcus (at mark) precisionweb.net>
Subject:  [coba-e:09801] Re: Installation Issue
To:  <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Doherty" <dave (at mark) skywaves.net>


> 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...
>>
>> -Dave Doherty
>> Skywaves, Inc.
>> 97 Webster Street
>> Worcester, MA 01603
>> 508-425-7176
>>
>>

Dave

You also might look at:
http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=5676&forum=27&post_id=16880


----
Ken Marcus
Precision Web Hosting, Inc.
http://www.precisionweb.net