Bug 248932 - kernel panics -- not sure why
Summary: kernel panics -- not sure why
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: 7
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kernel Maintainer List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-07-19 17:59 UTC by Matěj Cepl
Modified: 2018-04-11 17:34 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Last Closed: 2007-07-19 18:35:09 UTC
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/var/log/messages (5.28 MB, text/plain)
2007-07-19 17:59 UTC, Matěj Cepl
no flags Details

Description Matěj Cepl 2007-07-19 17:59:11 UTC
Description of problem:
sometimes kernel panics. I use ndiswrapper (I have to, my BCM4318 is not
supported even in the latest kernels by John Linville) and now in Guadec when I
was switching often networks, I got couple of kernel panics.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
both
kernel-2.6.22.1-20.fc7
kernel-2.6.22.1-27.fc7 (the latter seems to be worse)

How reproducible:
from time to time (like twice a day)

Steps to Reproduce:
1.use computer, with connection failing anytime (because of overloaded
infrastructure), many times switch different networks, etc.
2.
3.
  
Actual results:
computer freezes, with ScrollLock and CapsLocks flashing

Expected results:
everything works fine and the world gets to the peace and harmony

Additional info:
I am not quite sure for what to look in the /var/log/messages so I am attaching
whole thing. Anything more? (this is the first time I am filing bug about kernel
panics, so not sure what's required).

Comment 1 Matěj Cepl 2007-07-19 17:59:13 UTC
Created attachment 159598 [details]
/var/log/messages

Comment 2 Chuck Ebbert 2007-07-19 18:35:09 UTC
ndiswrapper will cause problems on fedora kernels.

http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/wlan/limitations.php

The only known fix is to use the linuxant 16k stack kernels.



Comment 3 Matěj Cepl 2007-07-20 09:41:23 UTC
I can understand that you don't want to get a dirty with binary-only stuff
(being desktop team bugmaster I close nvidia/ati bugs every day), however this
is a regression -- ndiswrapper works like a charm with 2.6.21 and previous
kernels, but not with 2.6.22.


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