On Sat, Oct 08, 2005 at 02:09:57PM -0400, Chuck wrote:
> On Saturday 08 October 2005 01:36 pm, Chuck wrote:
> 
> could this be a possible cause? is my cpu setting in error?
> 
>  i have the processor type set to
> 
> Processor family (Pentium-III/Celeron(Coppermine)/Pentium-III Xeon)
> 
> but the processors are katmai not coppermine... they are, however, xeon 
> processors... here is just a portion of the cat /proc/cpuinfo

could be, could also be the result of a broken BIOS
and/or incomplete ACPI implementation ...

> processor       : 3
> vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
> cpu family      : 6
> model           : 7
> model name      : Pentium III (Katmai)
> stepping        : 3
> cpu MHz         : 500.111
> cache size      : 1024 KB
> fdiv_bug        : no
> hlt_bug         : no
> f00f_bug        : no
> coma_bug        : no
> fpu             : yes
> fpu_exception   : yes
> cpuid level     : 2
> wp              : yes
> flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca 
> cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
> bogomips        : 1000.15
> 
> 
> > this is on the dell with the rc4 patch. i have not tried the vanilla kernel 
> > yet.
> > 
> > when i shut down i get this after the power down sequence
> > 
> > * Remounting remaining filesystems readonly ...                          
> > [ ok ]
> > Power down.
> > 
> > Badness in send_IPI_mask_bitmask at arch/i386/kernel/smp.c:168
> >  [<c0110a36>] send_IPI_mask_bitmask+0x86/0x90
> >  [<c0110e5f>] smp_send_reschedule+0x1f/0x30
> >  [<c0117852>] move_tasks+0x1d2/0x260
> >  [<c0117fb8>] active_load_balance+0xb8/0xd0
> >  [<c0119cfe>] migration_thread+0xce/0x100
> >  [<c0119c30>] migration_thread+0x0/0x100
> >  [<c01327da>] kthread+0xba/0xc0
> >  [<c0132720>] kthread+0x0/0xc0
> >  [<c01011e5>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x10

would not worry too much about that ... 
you could try using APM for power down via BIOS

HTH,
Herbert

> > im going to make a vanilla kernel for it and see if that cures the problem
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > Chuck
> > 
> > "...and the hordes of M$*ft users descended upon me in their anger,
> > and asked 'Why do you not get the viruses or the BlueScreensOfDeath
> > or insecure system troubles and slowness or pay through the nose 
> > for an OS as *we* do?!!', and I answered...'I use Linux'. "
> > The Book of John, chapter 1, page 1, and end of book
> > 
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> -- 
> 
> Chuck
> 
> "...and the hordes of M$*ft users descended upon me in their anger,
> and asked 'Why do you not get the viruses or the BlueScreensOfDeath
> or insecure system troubles and slowness or pay through the nose 
> for an OS as *we* do?!!', and I answered...'I use Linux'. "
> The Book of John, chapter 1, page 1, and end of book
> 
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