I’ve confirmed this problem was fixed with CentOS 7.1 + BIOS Update 0048.
I tried to install CentOS 7 on Intel NUC DN2820FYKH which I bought to introduce the new OS, but the machine was hung up just after boot with “[0.000000] tsc : Fast TSC calibration failed” error. That was reported in CentOS Forums: CentOS 7.0 on Intel NUC, but no solution there. I looked for one using a holiday and figured it out.
You might think this is a TSC (TimeStamp Counter) problem due to the above error message. But removing “quiet”, you see the machine is hung up after “Loaded X.509 cert ‘CentOS Linux Driver update signing key”. I guess it seems to be a kernel problem because “Loaded X.509 cert ‘CentOS Linux kernel signing key” follows this message.
Anyway, the below is a step-by-step for my machine. Take care various traps.
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