Bug#612900: MPTBIOS-related kernel panic after upgrading to squeeze

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

Hi,

Keith Erekson wrote:

> For what it's worth, I had this *identical* problem on an IBM
> Intellistation Z Pro 6221 (I have a handful of clearer photos of
> kernel panics, if anyone's interested), and I finally resolved it by
> doing a BIOS update on the box.

Oh, neat.  Do you have more details about the BIOS update (e.g., a
BIOS changelog, or versions before and after)?  It might be possible
to detect the problematic BIOS and work around it or error out with a
more helpful message.

Thanks, and sorry for the slow response.

Sincerely,
Jonathan