Thanks. I've tried a 2.6.10 ( kernel.org version ) with SMP+SMT but it refuse to boot, same kind of error. Is there a special option to activate in the .config ( or during make menuconfig ) ?
It's really weird, I don't understand. If I disable HT in the bios, it boots well. Does the HT work really well ( I mean, more performance ) under linux ? Better than under M$ ? Less than M$ systems ? It's pretty cool to see cat /proc/cpuinfo returns 2 cpus^^ Rem On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:13:50 +0100, maximilian attems <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Rem wrote: > > > I've encoutered some problems this afternoon ( France guys, it's 9am > > right now ;) ). I tried to install a debian on this hardware : > > > > Intel i865 + dual DDR 400 > > Pentium 4 HT > > ICH5 controller but I use one P-ATA ( IDE ) Drive. > > > > I tried debian testing, with 2.6.3 kernel default, it works fine, but > > Hyperthreading is not assumed, even if I enabled it in BIos. So I > > recompiled the kernel, the debian 2.6.8. First, this fuck... sh.. refuse > > to boot, unable to mount root fs. This is not my first kernel > > recompilation, I have already compiled more than 100 kernels on several > > computeur and servers and wrote article about it, it's my job ( System > > engineer ). There is no log, due to the quick kernel panic, and my ide > > controller is "built-in", such as my FS. My /boot/grub/menu.lst is good > > too. So I tried a 2.6.7 from kernel.org,and of course it works great > > with the same .config and even a 2.6.10 still from kernel.org and it > > works really good too. Well, the 2.6.8 sucks...but I don't care, my > > 2.6.10 is allright. > > 2.6.8 has known acpi problems for smp boards that prevent booting, yes. > due too the big pile of fixes it is not possible to backport that without > destabilising the debian sarge kernel. > > > Another thing interesteding, if I activate HT in the bios, and SMP is > > set, the kernel won't boot, whatever the kernel version ( 2.6.8 2.6.7 > > and 2.6.10 ). It bugs, and shows messages about APIC and Null pointer > > exception, it look likes the 2 virtuals processors don't run well > > together. I don't understand why, is there something special to activate > > ? In fact, it's just the SMP option who matters, SMT or not SMT. > > try the smp 2.6.10 kernel-image from unstable, > that one should work. > > a++ maks > -- Remy HAREL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Registered User #224740 http://remyharel.homelinux.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
