Bug 76896

Summary:	(MEDIAGX HARDWARE)Install kernel hangs after hlt test on Cyrix MediaGX
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Kuba Ober <kuba>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Arjan van de Ven <arjanv>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Brock Organ <borgan>
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Priority:	high
Version:	8.0	CC:	cconn_98
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Description Kuba Ober 2002-10-28 22:24:01 UTC

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Description of problem:
CD-based installation hangs in kernel startup phase after hlt test (displays hlt test OK and then doesn't do anything).

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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use a Compaq computer with a Cyrix MediaGX 188MHz processor
2. Boot from the RedHat 8.0 CD 1
3. Kernel initialization hangs just after the hlt test (obviously before the installer can even start)
	

Actual Results:  ...
Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
(and here it freezes)

Expected Results:  The kernel should have progressed with its initialization.

Additional info:

Bad showstopper...

Comment 1 Alan Cox 2003-06-09 13:27:35 UTC

CS5510 errata.

Closing. This is a documented hardware bug. Work around is too boot with the
option "nohlt"