Take a look at http://docs.linux.cz/intel_inst/h.html. Could it be a buggy bios? hlt was used to halt CPU for a later restart. I hope it could help... ----------------------- El mié, 11-02-2004 a las 12:30, GianPiero Puccioni escribió: > hi, > > A few days ago I sent this message, > ---- > I am installing Fedora on ten similar machines (dual Pentium III) and on > three of them the installation stopped at "checking 'hlt' instruction" > and I have to switch off the machine. Using the "no-hlt" instruction, > both during install and added to grub I was able to install and run > Linux, but I am worried, what does it mean? And is this a symptom of > something nasty in one of the CPU? > --- > > But nobody answered (sigh!) now I have something more to ask. > > The machines installed are now twelve and on four of them I had to use > the no-hlt instruction. The problem is that two of the "no-hlt"ed ones > after a couple of days stop and I cannot find what happened. It seems to > be repeatable. So, again, what exactly is this "checking 'hlt' > instruction" and what means when installation stops there, is it a > symptom of something nasty in one of the CPU? Could be that what happens > is not connected to the no-hlt (I suppose it could be even if the odds > are quite low). Generally speaking is there anything to do about this? > besides changing CPUs. > > Any help? > > > Thanks, > GianPiero > >
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