Re: NVIDIA-installer for 5336 incompatible with Debian/Woody and 2.4.25 kernel

[Luke Reeves <luke@neuro-tech.net>]

I'd guess that's the problem.. According to the NVidia documents APIC 
should be disabled since it can cause instability.

	Luke

James D. Freels wrote:
> It is turned ON for both kernels.
>
> /usr/src/linux-2.4.25# grep APIC .config
> CONFIG_X86_GOOD_APIC=y
> CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC=y
> CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC=y
> /usr/src/linux-2.4.25# cd ../linux-2.6.5
> /usr/src/linux-2.6.5# grep APIC .config
> CONFIG_X86_GOOD_APIC=y
> CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC=y
> CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC=y
>
> On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 23:13, Luke Reeves wrote:
>
> > Do you have local APIC turned on or off in your kernel configuration?
> >
> > 	Luke Reeves
> > 	http://www.neuro-tech.net/
> >
> > James D. Freels wrote:
> >
> > > I have a Debian/Woody distribution installed on a new dual-Xeon 4GB
> > > system. Works great.
> > >
> > > Under kernel 2.4.25 (self compiled), SMP-mode, the nvidia-installer
> > > fails on unresolved references to smp_num_cpus
> > >
> > > Under kernel 2.4.25 (self compiled), single-processor mode, the nvidia
> > > installer works correctly.
> > >
> > > Under kernel 2.6.5 (self compiled), SMP-mode, the nvidia installer works
> > > correctly.
> > >
> > > I think there is an incompatibility with the first configuration. Anyone
> > > else agree ?