[64studio-devel] unable to boot 0.9.5 on dual opteron machine.

[joel silvestre]

Le mardi 07 novembre 2006 à 13:44 +0100, Free Ekanayaka a écrit :
> Hi Joel,
> 
> |--==> joel silvestre writes:
> 
>   js> Hi Free,
> 
>   js> In menuconfig HPET option is in Processor type and features, line 6.
> 
> I really understand what's wrong with me. At line 6 I can only read
> 
> [*] MTRR (Memory Type Range Register) support
> 
> this  happens with 2.6.18 vanilla. Please  would paste me the contents
> of  the relevant menuconfig  page? And if possible  send me the config
> you've come too..
> 
>   js> To be sure I've just build one from vanilla 2.6.18 with the last config
>   js> 2.6.18-1-multimedia I found after installing your last kernel except for
>   js> the HPET flag . Haven't touch anything else.
>   js> This kernel actually boot and run on the core duo laptop.
>   js> It doesn't run as SMP and it's a good thing because SMP kernel doesn't
>   js> boot when build with real time full preempt flag set. 
> 
> Does  this mean that you didn't  apply the  preempt patch? Moreover if
> you started with  the last config-2.6.18-1-multimedia, then SMP should
> be enabled. I'm getting confused..
> 
> Ciao,
> 
> Free
> 
> 
> 

Hi Free,

Sorry, I didn't explicitly say it, vanilla kernel had been patched with
rt7.

You can find the config  here:
http://perso.orange.fr/jsilvestre/config-2.6.18-rt7

And a screenshot:
http://perso.orange.fr/jsilvestre/menuconfig-screenshot.png

Hope this help solving the mystery!

joël