[CentOS] upgrade to kernel 2.6.9.42.02

Robert kerplop at sbcglobal.net
Wed Aug 30 00:33:50 UTC 2006


Morten Torstensen wrote:
> Morten Torstensen wrote:
>> Maybe some PCI enumeration or initialization code has changed in U4? 
>> I am still investigating on my system, but I have limited downtime to 
>> check different options and adapters on my server.
>
> If I use ACPI=OFF, that solves the problem with the aic7xxx. Of course 
> it is not acceptable to run without ACPI, but it is a data point to 
> where the problem is.
>
Another data point:
Preliminary results indicate that booting 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL with acpi=off 
also takes care of the ntpd problem I tossed into the arena on the 
morning of 8/25.   It has been looking good for over 3 hours.
I think I'll look around and make sure I didn't overlook a BIOS update.



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