Kernel panic on new f7 installation

Sam Folk-Williams samfw at redhat.com
Fri Jun 29 11:50:45 UTC 2007


Tom Diehl wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just installed f7 on a new box. When I tried to boot it after install 
> I got
> the following error:
> 
> MP-BIOS bug: 8254 Timer not connected to IO-APIC
> 
> Kernel Panic Not syncing: IO-APIC + Timer doesn't work! Try using the 
> noapic
> kernel parameter.
> 

Hi,

I'm not sure if this will be helpful, but with HP machines they added a 
BIOS option called the "Linux HPET Option" that works around this issue. 
It could be that Lenovo has something similar. You can read about how HP 
handled this here:

"...these messages occur because the kernel ignores the ACPI timer 
override for the system timer..."

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00781084

I don't know if this is considered an OS bug per-se.

-Sam
> Passing nooapic to the kernel at boot lets the machine boot.
> 
> There are no BIOS updates available for the box.
> 
> Is this something I should put into bugzilla or is simply expected on some
> machines?
> 
> FYI:
> 
> [root at tigger2 pts0 ~]# uname -r
> 2.6.21-1.3228.fc7
> [root at tigger2 pts0 ~]#
> 
> The box is a Lenovo MTM7387-24U
> 
> [root at tigger2 pts0 ~]# lspci -v
> 00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
>         Capabilities: [44] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
>         Capabilities: [e0] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping
> 
> 00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 0 (rev a2)
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel
> 
> 00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 1 (rev a2)
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel
> 
> 00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 5 (rev a2)
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel
> 
> 00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 4 (rev a2)
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
> 
> 00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
>         Capabilities: [44] #00 [00fe]
>         Capabilities: [fc] #00 [0000]
> 
> 00:00.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 3 (rev a2)
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel
> 
> 00:00.7 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 2 (rev a2)
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel
> 
> 00:02.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1) 
> (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
>         Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
>         Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
>         Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
>         Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ 
> Queue=0/1 Enable-
>         Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping
>         Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
> 
> 00:05.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C51G [GeForce 
> 6100] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
>         Memory at d1000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
>         Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
>         Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
>         [virtual] Expansion ROM at 30000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
>         Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
>         Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ 
> Queue=0/0 Enable-
> 
> 00:09.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
>         Capabilities: [44] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
>         Capabilities: [e0] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping
> 
> 00:0a.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 LPC Bridge (rev a3)
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
> 
> 00:0a.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP51 SMBus (rev a3)
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel, IRQ 10
>         I/O ports at 3040 [size=64]
>         I/O ports at 3000 [size=64]
>         Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
> 
> 00:0a.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Memory Controller 0 (rev a3)
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel
> 
> 00:0b.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev a3) 
> (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
>         Memory at d2344000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
>         Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
> 
> 00:0b.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev a3) 
> (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
>         Memory at d2346000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
>         Capabilities: [44] Debug port
>         Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
> 
> 00:0d.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 IDE (rev f1) (prog-if 8a 
> [Master SecP PriP])
>         Subsystem: Unknown device f7aa:1017
>         Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
>         [virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) 
> [disabled] [size=8]
>         [virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) 
> [disabled] [size=1]
>         [virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) 
> [disabled] [size=8]
>         [virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) 
> [disabled] [size=1]
>         I/O ports at 3080 [size=16]
>         Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
> 
> 00:0e.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Serial ATA Controller 
> (rev f1) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
>         I/O ports at 30b0 [size=8]
>         I/O ports at 30a4 [size=4]
>         I/O ports at c0b0 [size=8]
>         I/O ports at c0a4 [size=4]
>         I/O ports at 3090 [size=16]
>         Memory at d2345000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
>         Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
>         Capabilities: [b0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ 
> Queue=0/2 Enable-
>         Capabilities: [cc] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping
> 
> 00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 PCI Bridge (rev a2) 
> (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
>         Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
>         Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=64
>         I/O behind bridge: 00004000-00004fff
>         Memory behind bridge: d2000000-d20fffff
>         Capabilities: [b8] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 
> cb84
>         Capabilities: [8c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping
> 
> 00:10.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio 
> (rev a2)
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
>         Memory at d2340000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
>         Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
>         Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask+ 64bit+ 
> Queue=0/0 Enable-
>         Capabilities: [6c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping
> 
> 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
> HyperTransport Technology Configuration
>         Flags: fast devsel
>         Capabilities: [80] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface
> 
> 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
> Address Map
>         Flags: fast devsel
> 
> 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
> DRAM Controller
>         Flags: fast devsel
> 
> 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
> Miscellaneous Control
>         Flags: fast devsel
>         Capabilities: [f0] #0f [0010]
> 
> 03:05.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem
>         Subsystem: Conexant Unknown device 2014
>         Flags: bus master, fast Back2Back, medium devsel, latency 64, 
> IRQ 10
>         Memory at d2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
>         I/O ports at 4000 [size=8]
>         Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
> 
> 03:08.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5788 
> Gigabit Ethernet (rev 03)
>         Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 1017
>         Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
>         Memory at d2010000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
>         Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
>         Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data
>         Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ 
> Queue=0/3 Enable-
> 
> [root at tigger2 pts0 ~]#
> 
> I am not sure what other info would be useful, so please ask if someone 
> feels
> I should provide something else.
> 
> Regards,
> 




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