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

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

On 06/19/2003 09:15:28 AM Bruce Smith wrote:
>> I'm also not happy with turning off the IOAPIC for everybody. You ca=
n
>> 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.
>
>I found some work-arounds to make it work in VMware-4, without running=

>a non-standard DL kernel.
>
>Last night, I started a new compile following a mrproper, and compiled=

>my kernel as SMP.  That one boots fine in VMware.
>
>Otherwise I can hold down space during boot, and type "linux noapic".
>Or modify build-iso and add "noapic" to the "append ... " line.
>I've tried it both ways, and it boots fine with VMware-4.
>
>With that said, I still recommend we turn off IOAPIC in the UP kernel =
to
>avoid problems that some people are going to have.  People who really
>want/need IOAPIC can run a SMP kernel.  At least, I don't know of any
>harm running a SMP kernel on a UP system...

I think it's a good idea.
Let's switch off APIC for the UP configuration. (can you do it?)
UP is mostly for older computes which have problems with SMP Kernels an=
d
most likey also with APIC.
Leave it on for SMP.

cya
  Heiko
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