On SL Fermi 4.1, on a new Intel based laptop, with the BIOS set for
"Intel SpeedStep" enabled...the kernel panics and won't boot the system.
With it disabled, it will boot.  The complaint is that it's "won't sync" or
is "out of sync".  the Koppix kernel and SUSE kernel boots with it enabled.
Just for information...I am not familiear with how the speedstep system
works from the BIOS.

Not critical...just info....
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