Bug 160863 (no-VMEbus-support)

Summary: No VMEbus support; Installer crashes with hex dump and "Badness in panic" error
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Shaun Andrew <shaun.andrew>
Component: kernelAssignee: Dave Jones <davej>
Status: CLOSED CANTFIX QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Version: 4CC: pfrields, wtogami
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OS: Linux   
URL: FC4 Installer crashes; Pentium III SBC on VMEbus
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Description Shaun Andrew 2005-06-17 20:57:41 UTC
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Description of problem:
FC4 cannot install on systems with VMEbus.  Must be a problem with PCI-to-VME bridge. (???)

System Description:  VME system with Intel Pentium III Single Board Computer (SBC) SBC is VMIVME-7750 w/512MB system memory.

FC2 installs on this VME system PERFECTLY.

FC3 cannot install in graphics mode on this VME system.

FC4 crashes and hangs within 2 seconds of start and delivers a hex dump with the following message:
"Badness in panic at kernel/panic.c:119 (Not tainted)"
... apparently FC4 install is so bad with a VMEbus it has trouble "panicking"

SEE the trend......

PLEASE restore VMEbus support!



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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot from FC4 distro CD.
2. install FC4 using any mode.
3. 
  

Actual Results:  Install crashes within 2 seconds ... gives hex dump and "Badness in panic" error

Expected Results:  Should have been able to install FC4 in graphics mode.  (FC2 installs PERFECTLY.)

Additional info:

FC2 installs PERFECTLY
FC3 cannot install in graphics mode, will install in text mode.
FC4 install crashes with hex dump

Fedora development is ignoring VMEbus requirements.

Comment 1 Dave Jones 2005-06-21 17:12:16 UTC
the 'hex dump' is useful to debug this (along with any other information that
gets printed out).

There isn't actually any VME support to 'restore'. I don't think we even have
drivers for such devices.


Comment 2 Dave Jones 2005-07-15 21:53:36 UTC
[This comment has been added as a mass update for all FC4 kernel bugs.
 If you have migrated this bug from an FC3 bug today, ignore this comment.]

Please retest your problem with todays 2.6.12-1.1398_FC4 update.

If your problem involved being unable to boot, or some hardware not being
detected correctly, please make sure your /etc/modprobe.conf is correct *BEFORE*
installing any kernel updates.
If in doubt, you can recreate this file using..

mv /etc/sysconfig/hwconf /etc/sysconfig/hwconf.bak
mv /etc/modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.conf.bak
kudzu


Thank you.