From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752085AbZAYWA6 (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:00:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750846AbZAYWAu (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:00:50 -0500 Received: from ds.netgate.net ([205.214.170.232]:52087 "EHLO ds.netgate.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750789AbZAYWAu (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:00:50 -0500 Message-ID: <497CE10F.3030502@macslab.com> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:00:47 -0800 From: Charles Landau User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Macintosh/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Gateway DX4720-03 apic problem References: <497CBF12.10202@macslab.com> <497CC962.7060900@shaw.ca> In-Reply-To: <497CC962.7060900@shaw.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Robert Hancock wrote: > Charles Landau wrote: >> I have a new Gateway DX4720-03 PC and have discovered that it won't >> install Fedora 10 unless I give the kernel boot option "noapic" or >> "nolapic". >> >> This system's processor is the Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200. >> >> It would seem that this is either a kernel bug to be fixed, or a >> documentation bug so users of this machine know about the workaround. >> I'll report the bug if someone will tell me how. > > I think you just did report it :-) > > Well, it's something that should be fixed in the kernel, either it's a > kernel bug or hardware busted in some way that we should be detecting. > > How is it failing to install, is it locking up at some point, etc? When I boot off the Fedora 10 full distribution DVD, which I believe is kernel 2.6.27.5, at the first screen, "Welcome to Fedora 10!", I tell it to Install or upgrade, and then I get a variety of errors on the text console, including: ata1.00 failed to IDENTIFY and PNP: PS/2 appears to have AUX port disabled ... and problems enumerating USB devices, and ehci_hcd 0000:00:04.1: Unlink after no_IRQ? Controller is probably using the wrong IRQ. and ohci_hcd 0000:00:04.0: Unlink after no_IRQ? Controller is probably using the wrong IRQ. after which it does nothing. There is no power to USB and PS/2 devices. Let me know any other ways I can help you diagnose this.