[lug] noapic option

[George Sexton]

Keeping in mind that I probably know less about this than you do, my
understanding is that the PCI tables and information set up by a bios can
affect how the kernel sees the card.

I really don't know a whole lot more. I have seen several messages on L-K
this week that took that approach as the remedy for solving problems.

Have you tried running a UP kernel on the system?

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us [mailto:lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us]On
Behalf Of Rodger Wilson {I/O Software}
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 2:03 PM
To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
Subject: RE: [lug] noapic option


yes it is an old dual pentium pro.  What does the bios have to do with it?

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>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 13:59:15 -0700
>From: George Sexton <gsexton at mhsoftware.com>
>Reply-To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>Subject: RE: [lug] noapic option
>
>The concensus advice on Linux-Kernel is that you should make sure the BIOS
>of your motherboard has been flashed up to the latest and greatest version.
>
>This is on a SMP system isn't it?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us [mailto:lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us]On
>Behalf Of Rodger Wilson {I/O Software}
>Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 1:50 PM
>To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>Subject: [lug] noapic option
>
>
>I have been having a hell of a time latly getting a few of my scsi
>cards working with linux.  I finally figured out that I need to boot
>linux with the noapic option.
>
>This seems to make linux so that it will boot, but not stable!
>
>I am guessing that this does something with the Priority Interupt
>Controler.  Does anyone know what the real issue that the noapic
>options really deals with, and/or other ways to really fix the
>problemr?
>
>
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