SMP-machine hangs at the APIC message during the boot process
Support knowledgebase (apic_error)
Applies to
SuSE Linux: Versions since 7.1
Symptom
The installation or the boot process hangs at the message
APIC error interrupt on CPU#0, should never happen.
... APIC ESR0: 00000002
or
unlisted/blacklisted board, DISABLING
IO-APIC IRQs'
Cause
The first error message means that there´s an hardware error, the second
error messages means that the usage of APIC doesn´t work.
Solution
During the installation:
Type in linux noapic and/or reboot=bios at the boot prompt:
boot:linux noapic reboot=bios
For booting up (not necessary, if you´ve already specified "noapic" during the installation):
Run YaST1 and choose "System administration" -> "Kernel- and boot configuration" ->
"Configure LILO". Please type noapic into the append line.
Or: Edit the file /etc/lilo.conf and add noapic to the append line.
In both cases please note, that the options have to be separated by a blank space. Example:
append="BOOT_FILE=/boot/vmlinuz_24 noapic"
Keywords: APIC, SMP, MULTIPROCESSOR, BOOT
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