Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: linux-source
Booting fails when "APIC" is enabled in the BIOS on a system with an
Asus A7V8X-X motherboard and an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ CPU. When
attempting to boot Ubuntu 6.06.1 and Ubuntu 6.10's "Desktop" CDs when
APIC is enabled, the system reboots in less than a second after it gets
to the "Loading initrd" part, showing no kernel messages before the
reboot (with "quiet" and "splash" removed from the boot options). On an
Asus A7V8X-X, the BIOS defaults to having APIC enabled, which means any
user who has this same motherboard may not be able to boot Ubuntu 6.06
or 6.10 at all as long as APIC is enabled in the BIOS.
Steps to reproduce on an Asus A7V8X-X motherboard:
1. Reset BIOS to defaults (APIC would be enabled).
2. Boot either Ubuntu 6.06 or Ubuntu 6.10's "Desktop" CD.
3. A second or two into booting, the system reboots.
Booting Ubuntu 6.06's Desktop CD succeeds if any of the below are done:
1. APIC is turned off in the BIOS.
2. "noapic" is used as a kernel boot option.
3. "pci=noacpi" is used as a kernel boot option.
4. "acpi=off" is used as a kernel boot option.
Booting Ubuntu 6.10's Desktop CD succeeds if any of the below are done:
1. APIC is turned off in the BIOS.
2. "noapic" is used as a kernel boot option.
3. "pci=noacpi" is used as a kernel boot option.
On 6.10 only, booting with "acpi=off" results in a kernel panic with a message
stating that it is "not syncing: attempted to kill init".
** Affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Boot fails with APIC enabled on an Asus A7V8X-X Motherboard
https://launchpad.net/bugs/70774
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