Date:  Wed, 9 May 2007 16:47:53 -0400
From:  "Dave Doherty" <dave (at mark) skywaves.net>
Subject:  [coba-e:09802] Re: Installation Issue
To:  <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Marcus - Precision Web Hosting, Inc." 
<kenmarcus (at mark) precisionweb.net>
To: <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 3:48 PM
Subject: [coba-e:09801] Re: Installation Issue


>
> ----- 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
>
>
>
>
>
>

Hi Ken, Arthur, and Benz0-

Thanks for the posts.

I was able to boot the server with the -noapic directive.

Dell had very, very little on their kbase about SMP, and there are no 
options I can find anywhere in the BIOS.

It looks like there may be some stablity issues with the -noapic option on 
some systems. 'm going to watch this for a whle and see what happens.

Thanks again!

-d