I had a similar issue. There was a kernel issue with the LSI raid controller, where it would hang on boot. It would literally hang 4-7 times, I would have to hard reset it via the LOM, and finally it would just boot. I am running 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp. When I upgraded the kernel it quit. -Troy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandor W. Sklar" <ssklar@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2006 8:09 pm Subject: Re: Failure to boot with SMP kernel on x86_64 SMP system ... To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > no, and that's the weird thing. As far as I know, and as > far as my > research went, there were no changes, nor was there really any > active > use of the system. That's the first thing I checked, of > course. Its > kernel version, and the version of all RPMs currently on the > system, > are the same as on the others that I have, and haven't changed > in weeks. > > -s- > > On Dec 5, 2006, at 5:47 PM, Meadows, Andrew wrote: > > > Anything installed recently.... Hardware or software? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx <redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx>> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tue Dec 05 18:43:34 2006 > > Subject: Failure to boot with SMP kernel on x86_64 SMP system ... > > > > Hi, Folks ... > > > > One of my Sun X4100s was hung this morning. All of them > are running > > RHEL 4 update 4. On rebooting with an SMP kernel, it consistently > > hangs after printing the below to the console: > > > > =========================================================== > > > > powernow-k8: Found 4 AMD Athlon 64 / Opteron processors (version > > 1.50.04-rh) > > powernow-k8: MP systems not supported by PSB BIOS structure > > powernow-k8: init not cpu 0 > > powernow-k8: init not cpu 0 > > powernow-k8: init not cpu 0 > > ACPI: (supports S0 S1 S4 S5) > > ACPI wakeup devices: > > PCI1 USB0 ETHR USB1 > > Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereferenceFreeing unused > kernel> memory: 192k freed > > > > ============================================================ > > > > All of the systems I have are running the same kernel > > (2.6.9-42.0.2.ELsmp), but I also tried booting it with 2.6.9- > 34.ELsmp> kernel, with the same exact result. > > > > I can boot it fine using the "non-SMP" kernel, but of course, > I wind > > up with only one CPU. > > > > This kernel isn't new to the system; it has been running fine > with it > > for a while. I ran the hardware diagnostic DVD, and it found no > > hardware problems. > > > > So, I'm fishing for ideas here ... anyone got any? Thanks! > > > > -s- > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list- > request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > ******************************************** > > This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee and > > may contain information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. > > > > If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > > that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. > > > > If you have received this communication in error, please erase > > all copies of the message and its attachments and notify us > > immediately. > > > > Thank you. > > ******************************************** > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list- > request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Troy Knabe Senior Systems Administrator Computing and Information Services 4J School District knabe@xxxxxxxxxxx Ph: 541.687.3587 Cell: 541.968.0780 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjecthttps://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
