I had a similar problem once when I changed the processor on
my motherboard from a 486 to a 586. I recompiled the kernel
but I also got those page faults. I asked on these newsgroups
and people suggested the processor was broken. Then I tried
config -r (well I didn't know the -r option so I did the
equivalent - deleting the compile/XXX directory) and then it
worked great.
I think that config -r has to be done very occasionally. I
guess when it has to be done, it is obvious.
Maxime Henrion wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> ..........
>
> As I didn't want to recompile the whole stuff, I used a config and
> not a config -r to build a new kernel, after having changed its
> configuration. I removed several devices and I thought that won't cause
> any problem, as the objects files for these devices won't be linked into
> the kernel.
> But after rebooting on this new kernel, I had a page fault before
> any kernel message :/ Is there anything to check in order to know if I
> can use a config instead of a config -r ? If using a config without the
> -r option is dangerous, I think it shouldn't be the default. Is it the
> case ?
>
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