Description of Problem: system installed perfectly, after the reboot to the SMP kernel the system hangs when starting a compile (anything) a few files are processed then the system freezes... Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): base 7.2 kernel from CD and 2.4.9-7smp How Reproducible: Allways Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot system 2. compile any source 3. Actual Results: Hang(freeze) Expected Results: blazing fast compile Additional Information: systemboard is a ASUS XG-DLS (bios version 1013) 512 MB attached a lspci -v ouput P.S. when the 2nd processor is removed the system works perfectly (as it did with 7.1/7.0/6.2/etc...)
Created attachment 35261 [details] lspci -v output
I did the following: - Installed the 2.4.9-7smp kernel - removed 1 processor (and replaced it with the supplied FSB terminator) - boot the system (leaving IO-APIC enabled) system is runnig fine for 2 days still when I reinsert the 2nd processor an generate a High CPU load (make -j4 on any source) the system freezes (alt sysrq does not work) $cat /proc/interupts CPU0 0: 17666761 IO-APIC-edge timer 1: 33281 IO-APIC-edge keyboard 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade 5: 228504 IO-APIC-edge soundblaster 8: 1 IO-APIC-edge rtc 9: 15500695 IO-APIC-level nvidia 10: 8186722 IO-APIC-level eth0 11: 919605 IO-APIC-level aic7xxx, aic7xxx, aic7xxx 12: 1656879 IO-APIC-edge PS/2 Mouse NMI: 0 LOC: 17667545 ERR: 0 MIS: 0 $ cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 7 model name : Pentium III (Katmai) stepping : 3 cpu MHz : 551.257 cache size : 512 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 : 1101.00
what kind of information do you need of me to resolve this bug, It's waste of money buying a $800 processor and being able to use it!
Is this the way you help a paying customer? We have resolved the issue on our own... If you want to close the bug, you will have to do it yourself.
I have a similiar problem on my system which is an Intel Celeron machine running SMP on a patched Abit BP-6 motherboard. The system actually runs fine, complies software, and whatnot. However, after running for anywhere from 20 mintues to 2 hours, the Ethernet card will cease speaking to the network (Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100) or the machine will lock up entirely. This seems to me to be a problem with interrupt handling in the shipped kernel (2.5.9-13smp in this case).