Hey there --

I have an "interesting" behavior with 2.6.6 and 2.6.7, and I was
wondering if this list would mind helping me figure out what's causing
it. 

Basically, the machine turns off while it's booting. It doesn't get far
enough to mount any filesystems, so there aren't any logs. On a hunch, I
turned on ACPI-debugging, and noticed that the kernel immediately begins
spewing warnings about a critical trap (that's from memory, I can't be
completely sure if that's literally the string), and that the CPU is
over 120 degrees C. Now, I'm actually *underclocking* my CPU because I
have very bad luck with hardware, and I happen to know that the
temperature never goes above 38 degrees C (according to my BIOS and the
hardware meter glued to the heat sync). 

2.6.5 doesn't seem to have this problem (frequent USB-related oopses
notwithstanding), and Debian's 2.6.7-1-k7 kernel package boots without
issue (Debian's completely unusable module insanity notwithstanding).
So, I know there is a solution to the problem somewhere, but without
logs, I'm not sure how to even begin researching it.

If it weren't for the fact that there are recent ACPI-enabled kernels
that work fine, I'd guess that my motherboard has a broken DSTD. 

Did I mention I have bad luck with exploding, melting and rotting
hardware? I also seem to have the ability to trigger obscure bugs in the
kernel, too. Sigh.

Would anyone mind orienting me and pointing me in the right direction? 

Thanks!

Russell

PS - I've attached a text file with various assorted system spewage, but
in case it gets stripped off, you can find it at 
	
	http://vort.org/downloads/spew.txt