Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 435609
kernel-2.6.24.3-12.fc8 from updates-testing won't boot on VIA C3 / C7 boards
Last modified: 2008-03-26 13:15:19 EDT
Description of problem: Kernel from updates-testing won't boot at all. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.6.24.3-12.fc8 How reproducible: Every boot try Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install kernel 2. Check grub config 3. Select this kernel and try to boot Actual results: Won't work, reports Bug INT6 CR2... Expected results: Proper booting I couldn't catch this error via serial console, so I took a real screen shot and attached it.
Created attachment 296512 [details] Screenshot of kernel bug
Caould this be caused by trying to boot an i686 kernel on i586-class hardware?
Should be fixed by this: Commit: 959b3be64cab9160cd74532a49b89cdd918d38e9 x86: don't use P6_NOPs if compiling with CONFIG_X86_GENERIC
Regarding https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435609#c2, not really, kernels up to 2.6.23 i686 are booting well: $ rpm -q kernel --queryformat "%{name}-%{version}-%{release} %{arch}\n" kernel-2.6.23.15-137.fc8 i686 kernel-2.6.24.3-12.fc8 i686
BTW: does https://bugzilla.redhat.com/process_bug.cgi#c3 result in that 2.6.24 i686 kernel do no longer boot on VIA C3 / C7 CPUs? Then one have to adjust the arch detection, because currently: # cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : CentaurHauls cpu family : 6 model : 9 model name : VIA Nehemiah stepping : 10 cpu MHz : 800.055 cache size : 64 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr cx8 apic mtrr pge cmov pat mmx fxsr sse up rng rng_en ace ace_en bogomips : 1601.77 clflush size : 32 Should I switch to i586 kernel?
Should be fixed in 2.6.24.3-14.
kernel-2.6.24.3-22.fc8 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 8
(In reply to comment #7) > kernel-2.6.24.3-22.fc8 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 8 don't boot (see #1) on my headless "firewall" # cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : CentaurHauls cpu family : 6 model : 9 model name : VIA Nehemiah stepping : 8 cpu MHz : 1002.293 flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr cx8 mtrr pge cmov pat mmx fxsr sse up rng rng_en ace ace_en bogomips : 2006.15 clflush size : 32
kernel-2.6.24.3-34.fc8 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 8
Earlier i686 kernels have worked on this VIA box? Specifically what versions?
Yes, kernel-2.6.23.15-137.fc8 i686 (see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435609#c4) works.
kernel-2.6.24.3-34.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
I just tried 2.6.24.3-34-fc8 in a VIA C3 based system. The bug is still present :( processor : 0 vendor_id : CentaurHauls cpu family : 6 model : 9 model name : VIA Nehemiah stepping : 5 cpu MHz : 999.832 cache size : 64 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu de pse tsc msr cx8 mtrr pge cmov mmx fxsr sse up rng rng_en bogomips : 2000.97 clflush size : 32
Revised fix is in 2.6.23.3-41
Hello, I'm brand new to Linux and I installed Fedora 8 two days ago. Everything worked great. I guess some form of auto-update ran (yum?) on my first boot and I let that run overnight. In the morning when I had it reboot, I received the same crash error (BUG: Int 6: CR2 ...). I downloaded my copy of Fedora from the BitTorrent link on the main website. From the startup menu (grub?), I'm able to get into the version of the kernel that I downloaded (2.6.23.1-42.fc8), but if I let the default top choice be selected(2.6.24.3-34.fc8), the crash repeats every time. I've seen people posting this information above, so if it's helpful I've provided it here. [x@localhost ~]$ rpm -q kernel --queryformat "%{name}-%{version}-%{release} %{arch}\n" kernel-2.6.23.1-42.fc8 i686 kernel-2.6.24.3-34.fc8 i686 [x@localhost ~]$ cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : CentaurHauls cpu family : 6 model : 9 model name : VIA Nehemiah stepping : 1 cpu MHz : 999.572 cache size : 64 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu de tsc msr cx8 mtrr pge cmov mmx fxsr sse fxsr_opt up bogomips : 2000.33 clflush size : 32 If there is a way for me to test 2.6.23.3-41 as posted in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435609#c14, I would be more than happy to help, but I need to know what commands to run to do so.
I've just tested 2.6.24.3-48, from http://koji.fedoraproject.org/packages/kernel/2.6.24.3/48.fc8/i686/kernel-2.6.24.3-48.fc8.i686.rpm; this works for me. Cpuinfo from the working 2.6.24.3-48 kernel: # cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : CentaurHauls cpu family : 6 model : 9 model name : VIA Nehemiah stepping : 8 cpu MHz : 999.874 cache size : 64 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr cx8 mtrr pge cmov pat mmx fxsr sse up rng rng_en ace ace_en bogomips : 2001.00 clflush size : 32 Can someone please push this kernel into F8 updates?
2.6.24.3-48 works for me, too now. Thank you!
kernel-2.6.24.3-50.fc8 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 8
kernel-2.6.24.3-50.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update kernel'. You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F8/FEDORA-2008-2630
kernel-2.6.24.3-50.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.