Bug 228787

Summary: kernels 2.6.19 fail to boot on AMD Athlon X2 dual core x86_64
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Mark Lucia <mlucia>
Component: kernelAssignee: Kernel Maintainer List <kernel-maint>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Description Mark Lucia 2007-02-14 23:38:32 UTC
Description of problem:
both of the 2.6.19 kernels fail to boot on my "AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core
Processor 4800+".. it stops with something on the screen abt spinlock.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel 2.6.19 all

How reproducible:
every time

Steps to Reproduce:
1. select one of the 2.6.19 kernels at boot time
2. it fails to boot
3.
  
Actual results:


Expected results:


Additional info:

Let me know if there is anything else I can provide - as the kernel stops,
syslog isn't running, so I can't send any logs etc.

Comment 1 Chuck Ebbert 2007-02-15 20:05:41 UTC
Take a picture of the screen with a digital camera and post it
as an attachment.


Comment 2 Mark Lucia 2007-02-16 12:35:25 UTC
Created attachment 148187 [details]
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Comment 3 Mark Lucia 2007-02-16 12:36:31 UTC
Created attachment 148188 [details]
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Comment 4 Mark Lucia 2007-02-18 00:37:21 UTC
I tried a 2.6.20 build using config-2.6.18-1.2869.fc6 as a starting point -
similar result

Comment 5 Steve 2007-03-14 16:02:07 UTC
since i upgradet my cpu today, from sempron 3000+ to athlon xp 3200+, i have
exactly the same result. but sometimes it boots...

Comment 6 Chuck Ebbert 2007-03-14 21:06:09 UTC
Please test 2.6.20-1.2925.fc6

Comment 7 Steve 2007-03-14 22:02:13 UTC
(In reply to comment #6)
> Please test 2.6.20-1.2925.fc6

Seems to be ok for my single cpu.