Jeremy: Jeremy Hogan wrote:
> Matt, > > Does this happen at the same point while finding packages? Or generally > w/i that phase? Happens at the same point as far as the granularity of the display information on the virtual consoles permits me to detect. > > > Have you tried another install method or media, just to eliminate that? I have tried to install using a boot disk with the bootnet.img and upgrading via nfs. Still get a kernel panic. > > > Can you look on the virtual terminals to see if the same last few lines > appear before the panic each time? They do. from virtual console 3.... * inserted /tmp/ext3.o * inserted /tmp/reiserfs.o * load module set done * anaconda floppy device fd0 from virtual console 4.... <4>Kernel Free SCB list: <4>DevQ(0:1:0): 0 waiting <4>DevQ(0:2:0): 0 waiting <4>DevQ(0:4:0): 0 waiting <0>Kernel panic: for safety The blank space following the SCB list: was intentionally left blank. mjp > > > --jeremy > > On Mon, 2002-07-29 at 10:11, Matt Perry wrote: > > Folks: > > > > I would like to get some assistance on a problem I have been > > working through for a couple of weeks now. I am trying to > > upgrade a Tyan BX S1832DL Tiger 100 (Intel 440BX AGPset) > > based system from 7.2 to 7.3 I get a kernel panic while the > > installation is "Finding packages". > > > > I was originally upgrading from 6.0 to 7.3 but when this failed > > due to this kernel panic I dropped back to upgrading to 7.2 > > which I was able to complete successfully. > > > > What I think would be useful would be to capture and provide > > the virtual screen output from v3 and v4 preceding the panic. > > However, I do not know how to do that. > > > > When the panic occurs I know of no way to get the data off the > > screen (other than typing it), but more importantly I no of know > > way to capture any of the data that has scrolled off of the screen. > > > > Can anyone provide me pointers to how I can get to the > > information that is displayed on these virtual consoles during > > installation/upgrade of 7.3? > > > > Thanks! > > > > mjp > > > > p.s. I can provide more details on my software/hardware > > configuration, but I would first like to figure out how to grab > > the virtual console data information unless someone else has > > a better way to debugging what is causing this kernel panic. > > > > p.s.s. I posted this query on the redhat-install-list over the > > weekend and received no reply which is why I am trying > > these lists today. > > > > -- > > Matt Perry > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
