Anton Vorontsov wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 04:46:54PM +0000, Martyn Welch wrote:
> [...]
>   
>>> nfs: server 192.168.0.1 not responding, still trying
>>>   
>>>       
>> Further testing has shown that this isn't restricted to warm reboots, it
>> happens from cold as well. In addition, the exact timing of the failure
>> seems to vary, some boots have got further before failing.
>>     
>
> Unfortunately I don't have any 8641 boards near me, so I can't
> debug this myself. Though, I tested gianfar on MPC8568E-MDS with
> 2.6.33 kernel, and it seems to work just fine.
>
> I see you use SMP. Can you try to turn it off? If that will fix
> the issue, then it'll be a good data point.
>
> Meanwhile, I'll try SMP kernel on MPC8568 (UP), and let you
> know the results.
>
> Thanks

I removed the second core from the dts file rather than truly disabling
SMP in the kernel config. Doing this allowed the board to boot reliably.

Martyn

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