Public bug reported:
Since I did not get any response to this on my thread on the Ubuntu
forum, I thought I would see if this might be a bug in the installation
for the Intrepid final release version of Ubuntu. Below is a copy of my
post on the forum.
I am getting the following error message during
1) the Ubuntu CD integrity check function
2) during the installation of the Ubuntu O/S to the hard drive
3) during the boot phase of Ubuntu after the O/S has been installed to
the hard drive.
Error message is: .. MP-BIOS BUG: 8254 Timer Not connected to IO-APIC.
And yes I have tried the NOAPIC parameter and that makes NO difference.
I have also tried turning off Power Management in BIOS and that makes NO
difference.
BUT, here is the part that I really don't understand.
The computer that I am getting this message on is an oldish IBM NetVista
model 8303. But last week, I installed Intrepid on an IBM NetVista model
6790 for my brother's family to use on their new DSL internet connection
and I got no such message regarding the 8254 Timer when doing any of the
3 above operations on that IBM machine.
And correct me if I am wrong, but I was under that impression that the
Model 6790 machine is a somewhat older version of the NetVista than the
Model 8303.
Why would I get this error message on the newer machine and NOT on the
older one ???
And let me mention that the BIOS on both machines are on the latest
version that is (and since these are older machines every will be)
available.
Thanks.
P.S. - I just took my Gutsy Alternate CD and ran the CD integrity test
on that same machine that I am seeing the 8254 timer message on when
using the Intrepid version of Ubuntu and I am NOT seeing that error
message when using Gutsy.
Is this a problem with my computer or a bug in the Intrepid version of
Ubuntu ?
Thanks again.
** Affects: installation-guide (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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BIOS - 8254 timer bug
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/314855
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