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

[dragoran]

On 7/6/07, Thorsten Leemhuis <fedora at leemhuis.info> wrote:
>
> 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.


no, just wrote this mail.
fell free to open a bug and cc me, but dave already knows about it and the
next kernel should have a workaround (remove the force hpet patch) until the
upstream developer gets back from vocation.
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