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    SubjectRe: 2.6.31: booting on a PIII Celeron?
    > Michael Tokarev wrote:
    > >Hello.
    > >I've a problem here with 2.6.31. kernel is
    > >compiled for PIII:
    > >
    > > CONFIG_MPENTIUMIII=y
    > > CONFIG_X86_GENERIC=y
    > >
    > >This kernel works on real PIII machine - like this:
    > >
    > >vendor_id : GenuineIntel
    > >cpu family : 6
    > >model : 8
    > >model name : Pentium III (Coppermine)
    > >stepping : 10
    > >cpu MHz : 997.580
    > >
    > >But it fails on a Celeron:
    > >
    > >vendor_id : GenuineIntel
    > >cpu family : 6
    > >model : 8
    > >model name : Celeron (Coppermine)
    > >stepping : 6
    > >cpu MHz : 797.481
    > >
    >
    > There's one more difference between the two:
    >
    > PIII, working:
    > flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pse36
    > mmx fxsr sse up
    > Celeron, !working:
    > flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pse36 mmx
    > fxsr sse up
    >
    > So the celeron machine lacks "apic" flag. And in my
    > kernel config, apic is enabled:
    > CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC=y
    > CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC=y
    > (but not on the command line like apic=force)
    try 'noapic nolapic' to see if it helps?

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