Re: [Vserver] problem with rc4 or with my settings?

From: Chuck <chuck_at_sbbsnet.net>
Date: Sat 08 Oct 2005 - 23:34:53 BST
Message-Id: <200510081834.53384.chuck@sbbsnet.net>

On Saturday 08 October 2005 06:25 pm, Herbert Poetzl wrote:

heh that was a reboot command though... hmm... acpi is shut off totally in
linux.. have to tell jon to be sure its off in the bios too

> On Sat, Oct 08, 2005 at 02:09:57PM -0400, Chuck wrote:
> > On Saturday 08 October 2005 01:36 pm, Chuck wrote:
> >
> > could this be a possible cause? is my cpu setting in error?
> >
> > i have the processor type set to
> >
> > Processor family (Pentium-III/Celeron(Coppermine)/Pentium-III Xeon)
> >
> > but the processors are katmai not coppermine... they are, however, xeon
> > processors... here is just a portion of the cat /proc/cpuinfo
>
> could be, could also be the result of a broken BIOS
> and/or incomplete ACPI implementation ...
>
> > processor : 3
> > vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> > cpu family : 6
> > model : 7
> > model name : Pentium III (Katmai)
> > stepping : 3
> > cpu MHz : 500.111
> > cache size : 1024 KB
> > fdiv_bug : no
> > hlt_bug : no
> > f00f_bug : no
> > coma_bug : no
> > fpu : yes
> > fpu_exception : yes
> > cpuid level : 2
> > wp : yes
> > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
> > cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
> > bogomips : 1000.15
> >
> >
> > > this is on the dell with the rc4 patch. i have not tried the vanilla
kernel
> > > yet.
> > >
> > > when i shut down i get this after the power down sequence
> > >
> > > * Remounting remaining filesystems readonly ...
> > > [ ok ]
> > > Power down.
> > >
> > > Badness in send_IPI_mask_bitmask at arch/i386/kernel/smp.c:168
> > > [<c0110a36>] send_IPI_mask_bitmask+0x86/0x90
> > > [<c0110e5f>] smp_send_reschedule+0x1f/0x30
> > > [<c0117852>] move_tasks+0x1d2/0x260
> > > [<c0117fb8>] active_load_balance+0xb8/0xd0
> > > [<c0119cfe>] migration_thread+0xce/0x100
> > > [<c0119c30>] migration_thread+0x0/0x100
> > > [<c01327da>] kthread+0xba/0xc0
> > > [<c0132720>] kthread+0x0/0xc0
> > > [<c01011e5>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x10
>
> would not worry too much about that ...
> you could try using APM for power down via BIOS
>
> HTH,
> Herbert
>
> > > im going to make a vanilla kernel for it and see if that cures the
problem
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Chuck
> > >
> > > "...and the hordes of M$*ft users descended upon me in their anger,
> > > and asked 'Why do you not get the viruses or the BlueScreensOfDeath
> > > or insecure system troubles and slowness or pay through the nose
> > > for an OS as *we* do?!!', and I answered...'I use Linux'. "
> > > The Book of John, chapter 1, page 1, and end of book
> > >
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> > Chuck
> >
> > "...and the hordes of M$*ft users descended upon me in their anger,
> > and asked 'Why do you not get the viruses or the BlueScreensOfDeath
> > or insecure system troubles and slowness or pay through the nose
> > for an OS as *we* do?!!', and I answered...'I use Linux'. "
> > The Book of John, chapter 1, page 1, and end of book
> >
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-- 
Chuck
"...and the hordes of M$*ft users descended upon me in their anger,
and asked 'Why do you not get the viruses or the BlueScreensOfDeath
or insecure system troubles and slowness or pay through the nose 
for an OS as *we* do?!!', and I answered...'I use Linux'. "
The Book of John, chapter 1, page 1, and end of book
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