Re: Can't get 2.1.35 x86 kernel to boot

Andrew E. Mileski (aem@netcom.ca)
Wed, 16 Apr 1997 19:25:17 -0400 (EDT)


> > It uncompresses linux then stops after displaying Now booting the
> > kernel.
> > I have all the correct software versions as listed in
> > Documentation/Changes.
>
> Did you remember to turn off SMP support in the top-level Makefile? That's
> exactly what will happen if you have SMP enabled on a uniprocessor
> machine. Just my $0.02.

The SMP kernel runs on my uniprocessor mobo. Disabling SMP causes
v2.1.33 to panic at boot before start_kernel()

I don't consider this a big problem - just another $0.02

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