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SubjectRe: [APIC] Kernel panic, rsync corruption, intel q8200, 2.6.28-rc8
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:37:01 -0500 Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net> wrote:

> Hardware summary: http://tinyurl.com/ap79ra
> APIC details: http://intertwingly.net/stories/2009/01/22/
> Note acpidump.err: Wrong checksum for OEMB!
>
> Messages on boot using Intrepid, Jaunty Alpha 3, or Fedora 10:
>
> [ 0.296001] ..MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC
> [ 0.296001] Kernel panic - not syncing: IO-APIC + timer doesn't work!
> Boot with apic=debug and send a report. Then try booting with the
> 'noapic' option.
> [ 0.296001]
>
> Able to get past this issue using "noapic", at which point things mostly
> work,

Join the ever-growing noapic club :(

I assume this is an ACPI problem. Or at least, a BIOS problem which
ACPI can solve for us.

> but rsync of large iso images result in corrupt files. Able to
> copy those same files using Vista on the same machine, or using Hardy on
> another machine. This problem may not be related to the above, but it
> seems plausible to me that this might be an interrupt issue.

Yes, it might be unrelated. There are no kernel messages when it happens?

> memtest86+ runs clean.
>
> Quite willing to invest time in installing kernels or distributions on
> fresh hard drives, run tests, obtain debug information, and report back.
>
> More background here: http://intertwingly.net/blog/2009/01/20/noAPIC
>
> Not subscribed, but will actively monitor the web archives for this
> mailing list for the next several days.

It'd be best to raise a report against ACPI?BIOS (I think) at
bugzilla.kernel.org, please.

If any previous kernel version worked OK, please be sure to note that.

Thanks.



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