> 6. Here's a weird one. When the kernel is running, the power switch
> has to be pressed down for 4 seconds to power down the machine. But
> during a lockup it powers down the machine instantly.
>
> What we're seeing suggests some bad interaction between the SMP
> support and the hardware. But item 7 hints that power management
> could be involved, even though we have it configured out.
Try a completely different board and components. There are folks running rock
solid 2.4 on dual Athlons. I speculate yours is perhaps marginal somewhere.
Alan
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