2.6.9 IO-APIC + timer doesn't work! with VMWare 4

2.6.9 IO-APIC + timer doesn't work! with VMWare 4

[Joseph Cosby]

Hi,
  Using VMWare 4 with a 2.6.9 kernel I get "IO-APIC + timer doesn't work!" 
As suggested, the noapic option fixes the problem. This resulted after 
adding APIC support to my kernel. My problem is, I need APIC support to boot 
on a separate, non-VMWare machine, and I need to keep the kernel and boot 
params the same on both machines.
  Aside from disabling APIC support, and running with the noapic parameter, 
can anybody suggest how to get this running on the VMware machine?

Thank you in advance,
Joseph

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Re: 2.6.9 IO-APIC + timer doesn't work! with VMWare 4

[Lee Revell]

On Tue, 2005-02-15 at 13:29 -0700, Joseph Cosby wrote:
> Hi,
>   Using VMWare 4 with a 2.6.9 kernel I get "IO-APIC + timer doesn't work!" 
> As suggested, the noapic option fixes the problem. This resulted after 
> adding APIC support to my kernel. My problem is, I need APIC support to boot 
> on a separate, non-VMWare machine, and I need to keep the kernel and boot 
> params the same on both machines.
>   Aside from disabling APIC support, and running with the noapic parameter, 
> can anybody suggest how to get this running on the VMware machine?

Did you ask VMWare about it?

Lee

Re: 2.6.9 IO-APIC + timer doesn't work! with VMWare 4

[Joseph Cosby]

Thank you Lee,
  I haven't contacted them, but will do so now upon your suggestion. I did 
look through their support forums but did not find what I was looking for.

Joseph

>From: Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com>
>To: Joseph Cosby <jocosby@hotmail.com>
>CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
>Subject: Re: 2.6.9 IO-APIC + timer doesn't work! with VMWare 4
>Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:58:59 -0500
>
>On Tue, 2005-02-15 at 13:29 -0700, Joseph Cosby wrote:
> > Hi,
> >   Using VMWare 4 with a 2.6.9 kernel I get "IO-APIC + timer doesn't 
>work!"
> > As suggested, the noapic option fixes the problem. This resulted after
> > adding APIC support to my kernel. My problem is, I need APIC support to 
>boot
> > on a separate, non-VMWare machine, and I need to keep the kernel and 
>boot
> > params the same on both machines.
> >   Aside from disabling APIC support, and running with the noapic 
>parameter,
> > can anybody suggest how to get this running on the VMware machine?
>
>Did you ask VMWare about it?
>
>Lee
>

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Re: 2.6.9 IO-APIC + timer doesn't work! with VMWare 4

[Zwane Mwaikambo]

On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, Joseph Cosby wrote:

> Hi,
>  Using VMWare 4 with a 2.6.9 kernel I get "IO-APIC + timer doesn't work!" As
> suggested, the noapic option fixes the problem. This resulted after adding
> APIC support to my kernel. My problem is, I need APIC support to boot on a
> separate, non-VMWare machine, and I need to keep the kernel and boot params
> the same on both machines.
>  Aside from disabling APIC support, and running with the noapic parameter, can
> anybody suggest how to get this running on the VMware machine?

It works here with 2.6.11-rc3-mm2 and 4.5.2 build 8848