Bug 43606

Summary:	8254 Timer not connected to IO-APIC
Product:	Gentoo Release Media	Reporter:	Jan Doornaert <jan.doornaert>
Component:	Everything	Assignee:	Gentoo LiveCD Package Maintainers <livecd>
Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Jan Doornaert 2004-03-03 07:28:05 UTC

When booting a Compaq Proliant 5400 (4x200MHz PPro) off a "install-x86-universal-2004.0.iso" created CD, and choosing "smp" as the kernel, I get the error "8254 Timer not connected to IO-APIC" and the boot process halts.
With the plain "gentoo" kernel, all is well...

Googling the 'net turns up quite a few links, but the "solutions" provided do not seem to be of much help here (e.g. recompile you kernel).

BTW: RedHat Enterprise 3 also fails (just hangs, no error message whatsoever) if one tries booting the smp kernel - single processor kernel boots/runs OK.

Comment 1 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-03-21 11:35:13 UTC

looks like a kernel bug if redhat does not work either. contact the kernel devs