Checking 'hlt' instruction - failed (MORE)

[Fernando A. Naranjo Molina]

Take a look at http://docs.linux.cz/intel_inst/h.html. Could it be a
buggy bios? hlt was used to halt CPU for a later restart.

I hope it could help...
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El mié, 11-02-2004 a las 12:30, GianPiero Puccioni escribió:
> hi,
> 
> A few days ago I sent this message,
> ----
> I am installing Fedora on ten similar machines (dual Pentium III) and on
> three of them the installation stopped at "checking 'hlt' instruction"
> and I have to switch off the machine. Using the "no-hlt" instruction,
> both during install and added to grub I was able to install and run
> Linux, but I am worried, what does it mean? And is this a symptom of
> something nasty in one of the CPU? 
> ---
> 
> But nobody answered (sigh!) now I have something more to ask.
> 
> The machines installed are now twelve and on four of them I had to use
> the no-hlt instruction. The problem is that two of the "no-hlt"ed ones
> after a couple of days stop and I cannot find what happened. It seems to
> be repeatable. So, again, what exactly is this "checking 'hlt'
> instruction" and what means when installation stops there, is it a
> symptom of something nasty in one of the CPU? Could be that what happens
> is not connected to the no-hlt (I suppose it could be even if the odds
> are quite low). Generally speaking is there anything to do about this?
> besides changing CPUs.
> 
> Any help?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
>     GianPiero
>  
> 
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