Dell PowerEdge 6850 User Manual
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Linux Information Update
Avoiding Irrecoverable Processor Errors During X Window Startup
Dell has determined that using the X Window System on your system can result in an irrecoverable
processor error (IERR) and system halt. Dell is working with the Linux community and Linux
vendors to resolve this issue.
To avoid possible IERRs during X Window System startup, perform the following steps:
1
Edit the XFree86 configuration file
• If the ServerFlags section
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "PciOsConfig" "1"
EndSection
• If the ServerFlags section
Option "PciOsConfig" "1"
Search for
2
"Device"
and, within the Device section, add the following option line:
Option "NoINT10"
These changes prevent a race condition with the kernel when the X Window System accesses the
PCI Configuration registers.
Issue Running the X Window System on the Dell PowerEdge 6800 and 6850
Due to the increased number of available PCI devices on the Dell™ PowerEdge™ 6800 and 6850,
the X Window system may not start successfully with the default settings chosen by the Red Hat
installer. To resolve this issue, either change the
radeon
to
vesa
, or update
XFree86
/etc/X11/XF86Config
does not exist
does exist
, add the following lines to the configuration file:
, add the following line to that section:
Driver
to
4.3.0-69
or later through the Red Hat Network.
and search for
setting in
"ServerFlags"
/etc/X11/XF86Config
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