Description of problem: kernel direct mapping tables up to 180000000 @ 8000-8000 PANIC: early exception rip ffffffff801172db error 0 cr2 ffffffffff5fd023 PANIC: early exception rip ffffffff801172db error 0 cr2 ffffffffff5fd023 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rawhide-20060307 How reproducible: Every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install the rawhide x86_64 build (nightly/rawhide-20060307/x86_64). 2. Pass in the mem=1024 command line option. Actual results: PANIC: early exception rip ffffffff801172db error 0 cr2 ffffffffff5fd023 Expected results: Installation should work limiting the memory to 1024 meg Additional info: Note if I do not use the mem=1024 option the system will install fine.
A new kernel update has been released (Version: 2.6.18-1.2200.fc5) based upon a new upstream kernel release. Please retest against this new kernel, as a large number of patches go into each upstream release, possibly including changes that may address this problem. This bug has been placed in NEEDINFO state. Due to the large volume of inactive bugs in bugzilla, if this bug is still in this state in two weeks time, it will be closed. Should this bug still be relevant after this period, the reporter can reopen the bug at any time. Any other users on the Cc: list of this bug can request that the bug be reopened by adding a comment to the bug. In the last few updates, some users upgrading from FC4->FC5 have reported that installing a kernel update has left their systems unbootable. If you have been affected by this problem please check you only have one version of device-mapper & lvm2 installed. See bug 207474 for further details. If this bug is a problem preventing you from installing the release this version is filed against, please see bug 169613. If this bug has been fixed, but you are now experiencing a different problem, please file a separate bug for the new problem. Thank you.