Re: 2.4.18-686 freezes on a Dell Inspiron 4100 (but not 2.4.18-bf2.4)
On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Svante Signell wrote:
> Michael Stone writes:
> > On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 09:33:08PM +0200, Svante Signell wrote:
> > > Sorry it does NOT work for me, the hard lock remains. Anyone has a
> > > clue what to try before I upgrade the BIOS from A05 to A08?
> >
> > No. The noapic fix solves the problem for me, and is consistent with the
> > known bug.
>
> Upgrading to BIOS version A08 did not help, the problem remains. It
> seems that the kernel (2.4.18-686) reenables the APIC:
> (this is in accordance with the reported bahaviour in bug #139617)
> ...
> kernel: Local APIC disabled by BIOS -- reenabling.
> kernel: Found and enabled local APIC!
> kernel: Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=2418 ro root=303 noapic
> ...
> kernel: Using local APIC timer interrupts.
> kernel: calibrating APIC timer ...
>
> Seems that I have to compile a custom kernel to see if APIC can be
> turned off, and resolve the problem this way.
I have an Inspiron 7500 which has been running 2.4.18 for quite a
while with no problem. I did compile a custom kernel, with the
following set:
CONFIG_X86_GOOD_APIC=y
# CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC is not set
# CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC is not set
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Jean Pierre
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