Re: 2.6.31: booting on a PIII Celeron?

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Mon Sep 28 2009 - 12:36:25 EST


> Michael Tokarev wrote:
> >Hello.
> >I've a problem here with 2.6.31. kernel is
> >compiled for PIII:
> >
> > CONFIG_MPENTIUMIII=y
> > CONFIG_X86_GENERIC=y
> >
> >This kernel works on real PIII machine - like this:
> >
> >vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> >cpu family : 6
> >model : 8
> >model name : Pentium III (Coppermine)
> >stepping : 10
> >cpu MHz : 997.580
> >
> >But it fails on a Celeron:
> >
> >vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> >cpu family : 6
> >model : 8
> >model name : Celeron (Coppermine)
> >stepping : 6
> >cpu MHz : 797.481
> >
>
> There's one more difference between the two:
>
> PIII, working:
> flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pse36
> mmx fxsr sse up
> Celeron, !working:
> flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pse36 mmx
> fxsr sse up
>
> So the celeron machine lacks "apic" flag. And in my
> kernel config, apic is enabled:
> CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC=y
> CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC=y
> (but not on the command line like apic=force)
try 'noapic nolapic' to see if it helps?

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