Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 101142
Kernel Error During Installation of New Version of Linux
Last modified: 2007-04-18 12:56:18 EDT
From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; YComp 5.0.2.5; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) Description of problem: When I install Linux, it seems to work fine if there is NOT a previous version already on the hard drive. However, if I attempt to upgrade from version 8.0 to 9.0, it gives me this: "Kernel Error: CPU Context Corrupt", and the installer crashes. This also happens if I try to completely reinstall Linux. The solution is to use a boot disc with FDISK on it and completely remove all partitions on the hard drive. You can then install Linux. You can get a free copy of FDISK via the link below. http://www.23cc.com/free-fdisk/ If this helps you, please email me at rwschneider1@charter.net. I would love to hear about it. :) Good Luck! Rick Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Red Hat Linux 9.0 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install Red Hat Linux 8.0 2. Try to upgrade to Red Hat Linux 9.0 3. Actual Results: It gave me this error message: Kernel Error: CPU Context Corrupt Expected Results: Should have upgraded to Red Hat Linux 9.0 Additional info:
Oh by the way - I think this bug exists in all versions of Red Hat Linux. I know it exists when upgrading from 7.2 to 8.0
At what point during the install process do you get the kernel error?
I usually get the kernel error when the Linux installer is being booted up, or when it's formatting the file system or installing RPMs. By the way - I correct myself in that the fix is NOT to remove all partitions from your hard drive with FDISK. You have to zerofill your hard drive.
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