Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 18 Jul 2001 15:36:44 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 18 Jul 2001 15:36:35 -0400 Received: from sgi.SGI.COM ([192.48.153.1]:45582 "EHLO sgi.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 18 Jul 2001 15:36:28 -0400 Subject: noapic strikes back From: Florin Andrei To: linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com, seawolf-list@redhat.com, dledford@redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: Evolution/0.10 (Preview Release) Date: 18 Jul 2001 12:35:08 -0700 Message-Id: <995484908.1279.0.camel@stantz.corp.sgi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I have a SGI 1200 (L440GX+ motherboard, dual PIII) and i'm trying to install at least one version of Red Hat 7.1 on it. The problem is, while booting up the installer, when it comes to loading up the SCSI driver (AIC7xxx) the system is frozen. I tried the following boot disks: - stock Red Hat 7.1 - Doug Ledford's updates from people.redhat.com - SGI XFS 1.0.1 I tried to boot the installer with and without "noapic" option. I tried to enable and disable the APIC option in BIOS ("PCI IRQs to IO-APIC Mapping"). I tried all the combinations of these. No luck. :-( Please, is there anything to do about this problem? I *have* to install something newer than RH7.0 on that system. Guys, i will try whatever boot disks you will send to me. I'm willing to be you guinea pig. :-) Just let's kill the APIC problem for good! -- Florin Andrei - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/