New 1219 kernel causes fire
Dave Jones
davej at redhat.com
Fri Apr 1 08:50:41 UTC 2005
On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 11:43:55AM +0300, Fred New wrote:
> Motherboard - McDonaldFarm-eieio
> Processor - Celeron_x64
> Memory - 6 GB, GCC
>
> Every time I boot, the new kernel causes my motherboard to catch fire.
> I didn't have this problem with 1208 kernel. Fortunately, the onboard
> halon extinguisher prevents any damage, but the ozone layer is
> suffering. And I am running out of halon. Is anyone else seeing this?
Ah, that'll be because we build the kernel with gcc4 now, which emits
HCF[1] instructions. It's perfectly normal, and to be expected.
As a workaround, you could invest in a water-pump, and some pretty
cold-cathode lights. (I recommend green).
Dave
[1] Halt, and catch fire.
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