On Nov 13, 2007 9:53 PM, Hunter McDaniel <oxothuk.maps@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Configuration summary: ASUS A8V motherboard (socket 939), AMD 3800 X2 > dual core processor, nVidia 5500 AGP video card, 1 GB DDR400 memory > > I've installed Fedora 8 twice on this machine, both the i686 and x86_64 > versions and had the same result both ways. The machine boots up fine, > but within a minute or two after logging on to Gnome (I haven't tried > KDE) I will get a hard freeze - mouse pointer freezes, no response to > keyboard (including CTRL-ALT-F1), and pings to the machine go > unreturned. Adding 'nosmp' to the kernel boot options makes the problem > go away, but that's a bit like having an SUV that conks out and has to > be towed if you engage 4WD. > > FWIW, booting from the x86_64 live CD gives pretty much the same > symptoms - hard freeze within a minute or so after logon. With the i686 > live CD I can't even get through startup - the machine freezes right > after getting an OK from the Starting udev.... step. > > I've been running previous Fedora releases (back to FC5 at least) on > this machine for years with smp enabled without ever having any problems > like this, so I don't THINK it's a hardware issue. Still, I haven't > seen anyone else post similar symptoms so I have to wonder. I've seen > some references to freezes with the nvidia binary drivers, but that's > not my problem - I only have the default 'nv' drivers. > > I've tried a couple of other boot options that seemed like they might be > relevant - noapic, nomce - but neither one made any difference. > > I'd appreciate any suggestions on > a) what I should try next > b) other diagnostic information that would be useful > c) other places I should ask > FWIW, I am running the x86_64 version of fedora 8 an an HP dv9208nr Turion 64 X2 and have not had a single issue with lockups. You might look to ASUS for a possible BIOS update. As a side note, I have a desktop machine based on an ASUS M2NPV with a 3800 64 X2 and was considering update it to the x86_64 fedora, I might just wait now. -- John Registered Linux User 263680, get counted at http://counter.li.org
