SMP Problems

Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:03:28 -0700

Some dual processor motherboards are buggy with their APIC stuff.  You
could try booting with the "noapic" option.  It is listed in the folowing
doc in the kernel source: linux/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.

For info on how to do that, see the kernel bootprompt howto:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/BootPrompt-HOWTO.html

julian

On 2001.08.30 14:33 A.P. Etc wrote:
> I have a dual system with a Tyan Tiger 133 (S1834) Dual Slot1 motherboard
> with two Pentium 2 450's. Sometimes it gives me the error "APIC error on
> CPU0: 08(08)" or the like. It does it with no particular pattern but when
> it does happen, it scrolls a screen or two. The system also ocassionally
> has a kernel panic (has happened twice in the last two months) which
> appears to possibly be related. Any ideas on whats wrong or what I could
> check?
> 
> -A.P. Etc
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> Dual Slot1 motherboard with two Pentium 2 450's. Sometimes it gives me
> the error 
> "APIC error on CPU0: 08(08)" or the like. It does it with no particular
> pattern 
> but when it does happen, it scrolls a screen or two. The system also 
> ocassionally has a kernel panic (has happened twice in the last two
> months) 
> which appears to possibly be related. Any ideas on whats wrong or what I
> could 
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