[CentOS] Centos 5 Reproducible Reboot

Wed Apr 25 12:41:22 UTC 2007
Tim Verhoeven <tim.verhoeven.be at gmail.com>

On 4/25/07, Centos-admin <redhat at mckerrs.net> wrote:
>
> I've just setup 5.0 and can reproduce a crash/reboot every time. Details;
>
> x86_64 Install
> Using Xen Kernel
> System fully updated including Xen Kernel (latest 1.1 update)
> Intel Dual Core E6400
> 4gb RAM
>
> I've installed vmware server 1.0.2 from rpm. It has been configured and
> is ready to create new machines. I have successfully created a new
> machine but when I attempt to power-on the system resets. No panic
> information, just straight to the BIOS.
>
> I've searched bugzilla and there appears to be nothing related.
>
> I'll do some more testing tomorrow, I'll try without the Xen-ified kernel.

I'm thinking that when you try it again with a normal kernel you will
have better success. The VMware you are trying to run will be starting
in a already virtualized environment.

Regards,
Tim


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