opps sorry...realised after re-reading thet you still use the SIS SoC....My bad. but still try switchiing to non SMP kernel.
On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Mikael Ostensson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Make your kernel non SMP enabled. > > If it's the same hardware I have used, the cpu was changed to a x86 > compatible microcontroller called Vortex86sx. > If this is the case you will also need to apply a patch to allow for > propper IDE and chipset functionallity to get IDE and USB, Ethernet etc to > work. I ported the patch they have for download (earlier kernel version) to > the current build, but unfortunatelly i'm not in the office for another 2 > weeks, so I can't post it. > > > Mikael > > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Marian Aldenhövel < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have a T2 build for a little "semi-embedded" System. Builds and >> runs fine. >> >> Unfortunately the requirements have shifted under me and the vendor >> has changed Chips without notice. Now we have about 90 of the boxes >> that my kernel does not boot on. >> >> The symptom is that it stops right away. Typed from off the screen >> as I don't know any other way of getting the stuff out of a dead >> system: >> >> > invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP >> > modules linked in: >> > >> > Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted >> > EIP: 0060: [<c02b6b0a>] EFLAGS: 00000246 CPU: 0 >> > EIP is at identify_cpu+0x193/0x2bf >> ... more register dumps >> > Call Trace: >> > [<c0380510>] identify_boot_cpu+0xa/0x14 >> > [<c03805a1>] check_bugs+0xa/0xce >> > [<c037984d>] start_kernel+0x2d1/0x2e3 >> ... more dumped data >> > Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill the idle task! >> >> Am I right to assume that the kernel cannot identify my CPU? >> >> Well. Neither could I :-). The vendor finally sent me the output of >> cat /proc/cpuinfo so they seem to have a linux built for the new >> chip but are playing hard to get in giving more information like >> what kernel and the config used to build it. >> >> > processor : 0 >> > vendor_id : SiS SiS SiS >> > cpu family : 5 >> > model : 0 >> > model name : ff/00 >> > stepping : 5 >> > cpu MHz : 200.008 >> > fdiv_bug : no >> > hlt_bug : no >> > f00f_bug : no >> > coma_bug : no >> > fpu : yes >> > fpu_exception : yes >> > cpuid level : 1 >> > wp : yes >> > flags : fpu tsc cx8 mmx >> > bogomips : 398.95 >> >> I gather that is a SiS 55x System-on-a-chip. >> >> My kernel is built from T2-Head, Kernel 2.6.25.4. Architecture is >> x86/generic, >> so no specific optimizations selected. >> >> I have tried configuring the 2.6.25.4 kernel manually (make menuconfig) >> to >> see wether there were any specific options for that CPU/chipset but did >> not find any. >> >> Any hints on what I could try? >> >> Ciao, MM >> -- >> Marian Aldenhövel, Rosenhain 23, 53123 Bonn >> http://www.marian-aldenhoevel.de >> "I ran some quick calculations on it. He's about 80% on the right >> track. That leaves him only 20% dead when he crashes." Bob C >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> If you wish to unsubscribe from this mailing, send mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of: unsubscribe t2 >> >> >
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