Thanks,
I have no idea how to do that, unfortunately.
-noapic seems to work OK, at least for now.
-d
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benz0" <benz0 (at mark) benz0.com>
To: <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 3:41 PM
Subject: [coba-e:09800] Re: Installation Issue
>I had to recompile centos to get ELSMP to work on my box.
>
> benz0
>
> 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...
>>>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> --
>> Arthur
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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