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Bug 134936

Summary: Kernel panic with kernel-smp-2.4.21-20.EL on a Dell PowerEdge 1650
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Reporter: Michael Shehan <webmaster>
Component: kernelAssignee: Tom Coughlan <coughlan>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Version: 3.0CC: dledford, petrides, riel
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Description Michael Shehan 2004-10-07 12:15:21 UTC 
Description of problem: Kernel panic: 
Fatal exception on every boot with kernel-smp-2.4.21-20.EL.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-smp-2.4.21-20.EL 

How reproducible: Every boot.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. reboot with kernel-smp-2.4.21-20.EL selected.
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Actual results:
Code: 8b 04 c5 84 ea 83 f8 c3 8d b6 00 00 00 00 8b 44 24 04 8d 04
Kernel panic: Fatal exception


Expected results:
Clean boot with no kernel panic.


Additional info:
Dell PowerEdge 1650 

Have no problems booting with kernel-smp-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL.
Comment 1 Michael Shehan 2004-10-07 12:42:32 UTC 
Created attachment 104889 [details]
Kernel panic screen shot

Kernel panic screen shot.
Comment 2 Tom Coughlan 2004-10-07 20:33:35 UTC 
This problem occurs on certain HW/FW/os combinations.  See BZ 131703.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 131703 ***
Comment 3 Ernie Petrides 2004-10-07 20:57:58 UTC 
A fix for this problem was committed to the RHEL3 U4 patch
pool on 28-Sep-2004 (in kernel version 2.4.21-20.13.EL).
Comment 4 John Flanagan 2004-12-20 20:56:44 UTC 
An errata has been issued which should help the problem 
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being 
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, 
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report 
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-550.html