On 31/12/2019 07:52, Aaron Janse wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> After attempting to install QubesOS on a new laptop, I've stumbled upon
> a group of people with an assortment of laptops but all the same
> problem: a Xen panic stating "IO-APIC + timer doesn't work!"
>
> Many of us are on different stages of debugging this, so I'll cite all
> our efforts here.
>

<snip>

> # Excerpts from boot logs
>
> Qubes on my XPS 7390 13"
>
>     (XEN) ..TIMER: vector=0xF0 apic1=0 pin1=2 apic2=-1 pin2=-1
>     (XEN) ..MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC
>     (XEN) ...trying to set up timer (IRQ0) through 8259A ,,,
>     (XEN) ...trying to set up timer as Virtual Wire IRQ... failed.
>     (XEN) ...trying to set up timer as ExtINT IRQ...spurious 8259A interrupt: 
> IRQ7.
>     (XEN) CPU0: no irq handler for vector e7 (IRQ -8)
>     (XEN) IRQ7 a=0001[0001,0000] v=60[ffffffff] t=IO-APIC-edge s=00000002
>     (XEN)  failed :(.
>     (XEN)
>     (XEN) ***************************************
>     (XEN) Panic on CPU 0:
>     (XEN) IO-APIC + timer doesn't work! Boot with apic_verbosity=debug and 
> send a report.  Then try booting with the 'noapic' option
>     (XEN) ***************************************

Is there any full boot log in the bad case?  Debugging via divination
isn't an effective way to get things done.

(Irrespective, I'm pretty sure this is a Grub2+EFI issue failing to pass
the ACPI tables to Xen, and this eventual panic is just cascade fallout.)

~Andrew

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