Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 84785
Kernel panic on install
Last modified: 2008-01-17 12:49:42 EST
Description of problem: Installer starts ok.. whatever mode is used ( text graphic or even linux mediacheck ) they all end up in a crash. this is what i see when it crashes Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode <1> Unable to handle Kernel paging request at virtual address c0000000 printing eip ( tons stuff ) Call trace ( more stuff ) <0> Kernel panic :attempted to kill the idle task in idle task, not syncing everything si frozen and the caps lock and scrool lock become lit This is on a Cyrix 2 233 196 mb RAM the mobo is AOpen AP5TC 2 hd 8 GB Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Phoebe 3 How reproducible: Everytime Steps to Reproduce: 1.Put disk in 2.Start install 3.Select anything Actual results: Same as described above Expected results: Kernel panic, failure to boot the kernel Additional info: If you need anything,just ask :) hebertrich@yahoo.com hebertrich@earthlink.com
I reassembled a cyrix box out of bits and gave the 8.0.93 disk a spin. It seems happy enough but I need to try a newer image at some point
At this time im redownloading the disk one. Also i have booted the disk in my other machine with a Duron processor and it works just fine.The media check for disk 1 is not reporting errors. Would it be of any help to try install the kernel from the disk that isnt booting to try isolate the problem ? You have my full cooperation and any help i can give to resolve this is your's. best regards Richard
last test 1) this release im testing is 8.0.94 2) I switched cpu's in this machine with a new out of the box Cyrix II To make a comparison or see if the older CPU was defective. I retried,it is the same error exactly. The new disk also passes the medium test on the duron ,boots on it, checks ok. Motherboard issue ? PS:im just trying to give you as much info as i can. From now on ill keep quiet :)
*** Bug 86287 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
This is fixed in a later kernel.
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