> On Dec 30, 2015, at 3:21 PM, Mark Kettenis <mark.kette...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > >> From: Dale Ghent <da...@elemental.org> >> Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:49:58 -0500 >> >> Has anyone used or otherwise been able to boot 5.8 on a Xeon-D 1540 = >> system? We're experimenting with a SuperMicro Xeon-D 1540 system = >> (http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5018/SYS-5018D-FN4T.cfm) = >> and are, surprisingly, not getting terribly far into the kernel boot = >> process, with a plethora of "... not configured" messages on console = >> preceding a complete free-up after probing the xHCI root hub. >> >> The "not configured" messages also apply to each of the 8 cores ("cpu at = >> mainbus0: not configured"). The same thing happens with the latest = >> snapshot (dated Dec. 27) >> >> Here's a screenshot of the console showing how far the kernel gets = >> before things grind to a halt: http://imgur.com/zETFs7j >> >> Might anyone be able to drop a hint or some background info? > > You could try disabing devices in UKC. Boot your kernel with "boot > -c" at the boot> prompt, and at the UKC> prompt enter "disable > xhci"and "quit". If that doesn't help, try disabling other devices as > well.
We've tried that route, but unfortunately there's not a whole lot in the BIOS options to turn off, including the USB controllers. I just replied to my original post with a transcription of the kernel messages when it tries to initially probe and set up the busses and cpus... clearly it isn't happy with something. /dale
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