x86_64 devel kernel boot only with nohpet (was: Re: rawhide report: 20070705 changes)

[Thorsten Leemhuis]

On 05.07.2007 16:50, dragoran wrote:
> On 7/5/07, *dragoran* <drago01 at gmail.com <mailto:drago01 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     On 7/5/07, *dragoran* < drago01 at gmail.com
>     <mailto:drago01 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>         On 7/5/07, *Build System* < buildsys at redhat.com
>         <mailto:buildsys at redhat.com>> wrote:
>             kernel-2.6.22-0.9.rc7.git3.fc8
>             ------------------------------
>             * Wed Jul 04 2007 Dave Jones <davej at redhat.com
>             <mailto:davej at redhat.com>>
>             - 2.6.22-rc7-git3
> 
>             * Wed Jul 04 2007 Dave Jones < davej at redhat.com
>             <mailto:davej at redhat.com>>
>             - x86-64 tickless support.
>         I tested this one on my laptop (still uses f7) and it hangs at
>         boot. after "Booting the kernel" no more errors, no panic it
>         just don't continue to boot.
>         Its a Zepto 6615WD with a Core 2 Duo T7400, ICH7 chipset running
>         on x86_64
>     added CC, any idea how to get a message from the kernel to see whats
>     going on?
> it boots when I pass "nohpet" to it.
> dmesg is attached.

Same problem here as well -- same workaround works :-)

Dell D630 (Santa Rosa with GM965).
http://leemhuis.info/files/fedorarpms/MISC.fdr/dmesg-d630

dragoran, did you file a bug somewhere? I could not find one.

Cu
thl