[plug] strange problem with booting

[Simon Scott]

	OH, OK.... I think it mightve been a good idea to mention you were
overclocking in your original email :)

	Other than that, a good result :)




	From:	Jason Nicholls <jason at mindsocket.com.au> on 31/07/2001 12:18
PM
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	Subject:	Re: [plug] strange problem with booting

	Hey People,

	On Mon, Jul 30, 2001 at 06:39:11PM +0800, Jason Nicholls wrote:
	> I just attempted to upgrade an existing linux box from a P 233mmx
-> K6-2
	> 550Mhz. Everything else stayed the same.
	> 
	> I can boot to DOS and windows fine but when trying to boot linux
it'll get
	> stuck on the line:
	> 
	> 	Checking 'hlt' instruction
	> 
	> It happens with 2.2.x and 2.4.x kernels and I'd try with 2.0.x but
don't 
	> have a boot disk.
	<snip>

	Well it appears it may be a hardware thing. I can't get the box to
work at
	anything over 400Mhz. Either it gets stuck on the 'hlt' instruction
or a
	kernel panic. Rather strange since it works fine at 500Mhz in the
other box
	(can't go higher because of power requirements the motherboard
doesn't
	support).

	BTW, a way to avoid the 'hlt' instruction test is to pass the
argument
	"no-hlt" on the lilo boot prompt. In my situation that only allowed
me to
	progress a little further before something else went wrong, like a
kernel
	panic. 


	Later,

	Jason Nicholls
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