Re: 2.2.19 boot failure

["Jorge Boncompte [DTI2]" <jorge@dti2.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jens Hoefkens" <hoefkens@msu.edu>
To: "Alan Cox" <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: 2.2.19 boot failure


> On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Alan Cox wrote:
>
> >
> > Can you boot it with a serial console ?
> >
>
> Hi Alan.
>
> I have the same problem with the serial console. The single CPU kernel
> boots fine and dumps the log to the serial port, the SMP kernel
> freezes right after
>
> "Uncompressing Linux... OK, booting the kernel"
>
> and there is no output to the serial console. However, I have done
> some more tests with 2.4.9 kernels.
>
> 1) Single CPU 2.4.9 boots and reports tons of machine check exceptions
> (output from the serial console in [1]). I also tried my best runnung
> the OOPS trhough ksymoops ([3]).
>
> 2) Single CPU 2.4.9 with "nomce" parameter boots fine ([2]).
>
> 3) SMP 2.4.9 freezes the machine right after "OK, booting the kernel"
> (with and without the "nomce" parameter).
>
> Btw, I have swapped the CPUs around with no change. Moreover, I
> remember that an earlier 2.2 kernel worked with both CPUs on this
> board (if necessary, I can go back and try to find the last working
> kernel - although it will take some time).
>


     Hello,

   I have recently upgraded a server, from 2.4.4 to 2.4.9, with a M54p-09N
motherboard (Dual Pentium 133) and I've got the same result, with two
differences, mine boots in SMP with "nomce", and I don't get any oops, the
server just hangs after all that MCE reports.

    Is there something that I could do to debug it?

    Regards.

    -Jorge

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