Re: Can't boot amd64 kernel
Anthony DeRobertis wrote:
Try first with kernel parameters like nosmp, noapic and nolapic, they
might help you identify the problem.
with 2.4.23-pre6-amd64-smp and ear protection[0]:
nosmp: boots, unable to mount root (apparently, no adaptec u320 driver)
Maybe you should first look whether this pb can be solved or not. I
don't know if this driver is included in the kernel deb package, but
adaptec cards are usually well supported. If so, the driver may be in
the initrd file and you might have forgotten the initrd line in your
lilo.conf
noapic: hangs at initializing cpu #1
nolapic: hangs at initializing cpu #1
Have you tried both options at the same time ? I don't think it will
change anything, but it's worth trying.
I've just discovered the file
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
It lists a lot of other interesting (imho) options like numa=off and
nolocalapic (replacement for nolapic ?)
Last few lines, copied by hand (from normal boot)
CPU0: AMD Opeteron(tm) Processor 242 stepping 01
per-CPU timeslice cutoff 5121.10 usecs.
Booting processor 1/1 rip 6000 page 000001000c074000
Initializing CPU#1
(and it sits there, for at least 5 minutes now)
Sorry, i can't help further as i've never used a smp system
Xavier
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