Bug 58366

Summary: Boots freezes whith smp kernel on an PIII 1GHz sistem
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Leandro Tavares <leotavares>
Component: kernelAssignee: Arjan van de Ven <arjanv>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Description Leandro Tavares 2002-01-15 11:17:29 UTC
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Description of problem:
When i installed the RedHat Linux 7.2, using both kernels 2.4.7-2 and 2.4.9-13
the sistem freezes on boot. The motherboard is new and was changed recently, and
is an ASUS CUV4X-D, with an Apollo Pro133A Chipset.
I used the smp version of the kernels mentioned above and compiled a custom one
and the result is the same.
The curious is if i boot the old linux instaled on the machine, a Conectiva 5
Linux based on a 2.2 linux kernel, all things works fine!!!

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel smp 2.4.9-13 and custom ones.

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Simply boot the sistem using the smp version of the kernels provided by RedHat.


Actual Results:  I have compiled the kernel 2.4.9-13, withou sucess. I am going
now to try a BIOS update.

Expected Results:  i am here reporting this, waiting for help !!!! :-))

Additional info:

The computer is an ASUS CUV4X-D, with 2 PIII 1GHz and 1Gb of ram and is a part
of a Cluster Beowulf.
We are upgrading this Beowulf, changing the motherboards and the Linux version.
Actually, we are using a Conectiva Linux 5, based on Linux Kernel 2.2, and in
this linux, with his kernel version, the sistem works fine and no errors are
reported.

I got this message with both kernels:
 WARNING: unexpected IO-APIC, please mail
          to linux-smp.edu

I think this is a chipset issue.

Comment 1 Arjan van de Ven 2002-01-15 11:22:21 UTC
Ok I think you're looking for the folling:
In the bios settings there's a setting called 'MPS 1.4' or similar (depends a
bit on the exact bios version you have). If you change the value of that it will
work (well it did for others, I don't have this mobo myself)

Comment 2 Leandro Tavares 2002-01-15 12:42:33 UTC
I am making tests now, and when i disabled this setting and all wokrs fine. I
have made this after read the comments about this issue.
Anyone knows what 'MPS 1.4' means?
Thanks a lot.

Comment 3 Arjan van de Ven 2002-01-18 18:42:22 UTC
MPS stands for "multiprocessor specification" and comes in spec level 1.1 and
level 1.4. Somehow there's a "miscommunication" between the linux MPS code and
some ASUS bioses for format 1.4 tables. Who's to blame is unsure yet (but it's
only on ASUS motherboards :).

1.1 tables are a slightly different format and seem to work well.......