Description of problem: While trying to install RHEL4 U5 x86_64 the system panic'd during the install. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.9-55.EL How reproducible: Unknown Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install RHEL4-U5 on pe1800le.rhts.boston.redhat.com Actual results: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000000000000d0 RIP: <ffffffffa01469ec>{:3w_xxxx:tw_scsiop_test_unit_ready_complete+47} PML4 3ccb1067 PGD 3ccae067 PMD 0 Oops: 0000 [1] CPU 0 Modules linked in: dm_snapshot dm_mirror dm_zero dm_mod ext3 jbd msdos raid6 raid5 xor raid1 raid0 ata_piix libata 3w_xxxx e1000 uhci_hcd ehci_hcd sr_mod sd_mod scsi_mod lapic_status edd floppy loop nfs nfs_acl lockd sunrpc vfat fat cramfs Pid: 560, comm: anaconda Not tainted 2.6.9-55.EL RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa01469ec>] <ffffffffa01469ec>{:3w_xxxx:tw_scsiop_test_unit_ready_complete+47} RSP: 0000:ffffffff804b1e78 EFLAGS: 00010006 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 000001003e1b0468 RCX: 000001000fbe5300 RDX: 000001003e1ee800 RSI: 0000000000000074 RDI: 000001003e1b0468 RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: ffffffff804384f0 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 000001003e1ce800 R13: 000000000000ecb4 R14: 000000000000ecbc R15: 0000000000000001 FS: 0000000000501ae0(005b) GS:ffffffff8054eb00(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b CR2: 00000000000000d0 CR3: 0000000000101000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 Process anaconda (pid: 560, threadinfo 000001003c8d8000, task 000001003e1ba1b0) Stack: 0000000000000001 ffffffffa0147c01 0000000000000001 0000007480152c25 0000000000000246 000001003e1490c0 0000000000000001 00000000000000d1 000001003c8d9f58 0000007fbfffe040 Call Trace:<IRQ> <ffffffffa0147c01>{:3w_xxxx:tw_interrupt+1133} <ffffffff801137c6>{handle_IRQ_event+41} <ffffffff80113d0e>{do_IRQ+331} <ffffffff8011105b>{ret_from_intr+0} <EOI> Code: 8b 80 d0 00 00 00 f6 44 02 04 01 75 1c c7 84 87 14 10 00 00 RIP <ffffffffa01469ec>{:3w_xxxx:tw_scsiop_test_unit_ready_complete+47} RSP <ffffffff804b1e78> CR2: 00000000000000d0 <0>Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops Badness in panic at kernel/panic.c:118 Call Trace:<IRQ> <ffffffff80139f5d>{panic+522} <ffffffff80111279>{apic_timer_interrupt+133} <ffffffff80112322>{oops_end+160} <ffffffff8011233d>{oops_end+187} <ffffffff80125ff9>{do_page_fault+1125} <ffffffff8013b006>{vprintk+873} <ffffffff80111415>{error_exit+0} <ffffffffa01469ec>{:3w_xxxx:tw_scsiop_test_unit_ready_complete+47} <ffffffffa0147c01>{:3w_xxxx:tw_interrupt+1133} <ffffffff801137c6>{handle_IRQ_event+41} <ffffffff80113d0e>{do_IRQ+331} <ffffffff8011105b>{ret_from_intr+0} <EOI> Badness in i8042_panic_blink at drivers/input/serio/i8042.c:987 Call Trace:<IRQ> <ffffffff8027d43d>{i8042_panic_blink+239} <ffffffff80139f0b>{panic+440} <ffffffff80111279>{apic_timer_interrupt+133} <ffffffff80112322>{oops_end+160} <ffffffff8011233d>{oops_end+187} <ffffffff80125ff9>{do_page_fault+1125} <ffffffff8013b006>{vprintk+873} <ffffffff80111415>{error_exit+0} <ffffffffa01469ec>{:3w_xxxx:tw_scsiop_test_unit_ready_complete+47} <ffffffffa0147c01>{:3w_xxxx:tw_interrupt+1133} <ffffffff801137c6>{handle_IRQ_event+41} <ffffffff80113d0e>{do_IRQ+331} <ffffffff8011105b>{ret_from_intr+0} <EOI> Badness in i8042_panic_blink at drivers/input/serio/i8042.c:990 Call Trace:<IRQ> <ffffffff8027d4cf>{i8042_panic_blink+385} <ffffffff80139f0b>{panic+440} <ffffffff80111279>{apic_timer_interrupt+133} <ffffffff80112322>{oops_end+160} <ffffffff8011233d>{oops_end+187} <ffffffff80125ff9>{do_page_fault+1125} <ffffffff8013b006>{vprintk+873} <ffffffff80111415>{error_exit+0} <ffffffffa01469ec>{:3w_xxxx:tw_scsiop_test_unit_ready_complete+47} <ffffffffa0147c01>{:3w_xxxx:tw_interrupt+1133} <ffffffff801137c6>{handle_IRQ_event+41} <ffffffff80113d0e>{do_IRQ+331} <ffffffff8011105b>{ret_from_intr+0} <EOI> Badness in i8042_panic_blink at drivers/input/serio/i8042.c:992 Call Trace:<IRQ> <ffffffff8027d534>{i8042_panic_blink+486} <ffffffff80139f0b>{panic+440} <ffffffff80111279>{apic_timer_interrupt+133} <ffffffff80112322>{oops_end+160} <ffffffff8011233d>{oops_end+187} <ffffffff80125ff9>{do_page_fault+1125} <ffffffff8013b006>{vprintk+873} <ffffffff80111415>{error_exit+0} <ffffffffa01469ec>{:3w_xxxx:tw_scsiop_test_unit_ready_complete+47} <ffffffffa0147c01>{:3w_xxxx:tw_interrupt+1133} <ffffffff801137c6>{handle_IRQ_event+41} <ffffffff80113d0e>{do_IRQ+331} <ffffffff8011105b>{ret_from_intr+0} <EOI> Expected results: System should install Additional info:
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Jeff, Please try to reproduce this with a recent RHEL 4 system. Do you still have access to this system: pe1800le.rhts.boston.redhat.com? Tom
The system in question was re-added to RHTS, and tested with recent RHEL-4 bits. The problem did not reproduce. Closing this.