On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 09:11:43PM +0100, ST wrote: > > Please check the boot log. > The bootlog looks fine. I am still having problems here getting a kernel > booted without the "noapic" option (stock bios updated to f7). > 2.6.20.2 gives me: > ENABLING IO-APIC IRQs > ..TIMER: vector=0x31 apic1=0 pin1=0 apic2=-1 pin2=-1 > ..MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC > ...trying to set up timer (IRQ0) through the 8259A ... failed. > ...trying to set up timer as Virtual Wire IRQ... failed. > ...trying to set up timer as ExtINT IRQ... failed :(. > Kernel panic - not syncing: IO-APIC + timer doesn't work! > > Do i need a kernel right out of the git repository?
Booting 2.6.20.1 with noapic works for me: title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20.1 root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20.1 root=/dev/sda1 ro console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200 noapic savedefault boot > I think without having a normal clean boot i don't need to start with > linuxbios :-(. Yeah, normal boot first :) > Besides does anybody know if the second free place on the PCB is still > connected in a proper way to enable diy dual boot bios. Does anybody know > which spi flash type is placed on the m57sli-s4. Uhm - none I think. If you look closely at the second (free) place, you'll see paths for a plcc socket, and within that, paths for an spi flash part (I think). > There is an inner and outer ring of contacts for the second free bios chip. > Does anybody know if these are for different chips or are these for one chip. > The latter would make soldering with my tools impossible. You only need the outer ring for the plcc. That's what the first chip is - when ours came off, there was nothing underneath. Thanks, Ward. -- Ward Vandewege <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Free Software Foundation - Senior System Administrator -- linuxbios mailing list [email protected] http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
