[lug] noapic option

[Rodger Wilson {I/O Software}]

no, I keeping seeing UP kernels not sure what that means.  It kind of
made me chuckle -- thinking it might stand for staying-UP-and-running.
What does it mean?

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>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 14:11:51 -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
>
>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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