Re: 2.6.25 pci=noacpi

Richard
2008-05-01T07:10:06Z

Len Brown wrote:
> On Tuesday 29 April 2008, Richard wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> Now I am at a loss.. I cant get any logs from netconsole. With ACPI
>> enabled it drops dead just after the kernel hands control to Init. When
>> I reboot with acpi disabled there is no trace of the previous boot in
>> /var/log/message or kernel logs.
>>
>> The network card I have is a Tigon3 and its not initialised before the
>> system dies... or so it looks (altho I cant seem to get any netconsole
>> working - I suspect pebkac)
>>
>> I have tried to find an option where the kernel boot is logged
>> explicitly to disk, but I cant seem to find the option. There is so much
>> chaff I cant seem to get my brain to find the REAL options list thats up
>> to date.
>>
>> Any pointers are appreciated
>>
>
> go fishing with this bait:
>
> idle=poll
> acpi=noirq
>
> -Len
>
>
Thanks :-) With help from Thomas (and his team) , noapictimer seems to
have fixed the symptom.. now its to hunt for the cure :-)

Richard