Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 436596
kernel 2.6.24.3-12.fc8.x86_64 panics during boot on laptop
Last modified: 2008-03-20 20:06:14 EDT
Description of problem: After installing kernel 2.6.24.3-12.fc8.x86_64 the kernel panics towards the end of the boot procedure. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Occurs on every boot. Steps to Reproduce: 1. install kernel-2.6.24.3-12.fc8.x86_64 on a gateway model MX6425 laptop 2. reboot 3. wait for panic Actual results: The "A" light on the laptop status panel flashes and the following is visible on the screen: Call Trace: [<ffffffff8816a960>] :mac80211:_iee80211_tx+0x5d/0x13c [<ffffffff8816ace9>] :mac80211:iee80211_master_start_xmit+0x2aa/0x3a8 [<ffffffff811fa617>] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x1d2/0x247 [<ffffffff8120b605>] __qdisc_run+0x79/0x174 [<ffffffff881638dc>] :mac80211:ieee80211_sta_scan_work+0x161/0x193 [<ffffffff8816377b>] :mac80211:ieee80211_sta_scan_work+0x0/0x193 [<ffffffff81045635>] run_workque+0x7f/0x10b [<ffffffff81045f3d>] worker_thread+0x0/0xe4 [<ffffffff81046017>] worker_thread+0xda/0xe4 [<ffffffff81049221>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e [<ffffffff810490f2>] kthread+0x47/0x75 [<ffffffff8100cca8>] child_rip+0xa/0x12 [<ffffffff810490ab>] kthread+0x0/0x75 [<ffffffff8100cc93>] child_rip+0xa/0x12 Code: 0f b7 40 06 c1 e3 18 c1 e0 13 09 c3 81 cb 00 00 00 b0 0b 5d RIP [<ffffffff881cc84d>] :rt18180:rt18180_tx+0x78 RSP <ffff810075d3dca0>/0x21e CR2 0000000000000006 ---[ end trace 7229f1c5f3494cd7 ]--- kernel panic - not syncing: Aiee, killing interrupt handler! I believe there is more information before this but it scrolls off of the screen too fast to see and I cannot scroll back. I haven't found this information in any logs. Expected results: Normal boot-up Additional info: This laptop has a Realtek RTL-8185 802.11a/b/g wireless controller.
Try the latest kernel from http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=42024 this helped me on i686 with the same wireless chip.
Does 2.6.24.3-34 work?
Yes, 2.6.24.3-34 solved the problem.