Re: [Devil-linux-develop] Serious problem with new kernel?

[Heiko Z. <hz...@pr...>]

On 06/18/2003 01:49:21 PM Bruce Smith wrote:
>> >The "work-around" seems to be to turn off the kernel option:
>> >CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC   "IO-APIC support on uniprocessors"
>> >
>> >So I ran "make menuconfig" in tmp/linux-2.4.21, turned it off, then=
:
>> >cd ../../scripts/
>> >./build.sh build opt=3Dlinux
>> >./build.sh install opt=3Dlinux
>> >cd ..
>> >rm tmp/.done_iso_100_build-iso
>> >make iso
>> >
>> >and now VMware-4 boots fine from my ISO image.  :-)
>> >
>> >CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC appears in the files:
>> >scripts/config/config_linux.up  (and .smp)
>> >
>> >Should someone upload a "fix"?
>>
>> Is there a patch available?
>
>All I've found is a "-ac1" patch.  I don't know if this fixes it or no=
t.
>Would you like me to try it?
>
>Otherwise I would REALLY like to turn off CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC in
>scripts/config/config_linux.up so I can develop without having to burn=

>CD's and boot them on a real PC.  IMO this is a better option than
>running the first Alan Cox pre-release anyway, since there may be new
>problems introduced in -ac1.

We for sure won't go to a -ac kernel.
I'm also not happy with turning off the IOAPIC for everybody. You can
modify it for your local development environment, but don't check it in=
.
I would suggest monitoring mailinglist and looking for patches over the=

next few days.

cya
  Heiko
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