[ale] Any clues on a Dell Inspiron 5150 lockup?

[Jim Popovitch]

Alternatively try passing pci=noacpi to the kernel on boot.

On Wed, 2003-09-17 at 14:22, Dan Newcombe wrote:
> Byron,
> 
>   try passing disableapic to the kernel on boot.
> Interesting article on SuSE's site about this:
> http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/swiegra_delldimension8100.html
> 
> Found that in a thread on google groups - translated from German...made
> for an interesting read.  The article talks about it thinking it is a MP
> box but withouth the MP.  BIOS update or that flag were the suggestions.
> 
> Google on "cpu:0, clock:0, slice:0" to fine the whole thread.
> Must be that SCO SMP code in the kernel :)
> 
> On Wed, 17 Sep 2003, Byron A Jeff wrote:
> 
> > One of my students here at Clayton State just bought a whizbang Dell Inspiron
> > 5150 laptop. He has the unenviable task of trying to get it to work in my
> > Intro to Unix class where I'm using Knoppix 3.2 as the primary student
> > vehicle.
> >
> > Unfortunately it locks up tight as a drum during the kernel boot with the
> > tailing messages of:
> >
> > -------------
> > CPU speed is 3056.5628 MHz
> > Host bus clock speed is 0.000 MHz
> > cpu: 0, clocks: 0, slice: 0
> > -------------
> >
> > If you have any interest here's a knoppix.net thread on the subject:
> >
> > http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4606#21296
> >
> > In that thread someone points out that RH9 does boot. But I've taken a lot
> > of care to minimize the impact on student machines and would prefer not to
> > have this student have to repartition and install.
> >
> > Does anyone have any insight? I can compile a new kernel if I can figure out
> > what twiddly bits need to be configured.
> >
> > BAJ
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