Kernel panics on C1VN and RH 6.2 or 7.0
Hi, I'm trying to install RH Linux on my C1VN and am getting some strange behavior that doesn't correspond to any of the various HOWTO's etc. on putting Linux on the C1VN. I'm wondering if the amount of RAM matters (I have 192MB, the others all seem to have 128MB) or maybe I have one of the broken CPU's. No matter whether I try to install 6.2 or 7.0, via CD-ROM or network, somewhere during the install (at random places) I get a kernel panic with an error message such as: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ... I've also gotten a few Oops: messages. I had the default BIOS settings, but also tried turning off plug and play, as I'd seen mention elsewhere that that was problemmatic with the ANSA sound drivers, but no difference. This is particularly puzzling as there seem to be lots of folks who have had no problems putting the stock RH 6.2 or 7.0 dists on their C1VN's. I've tried different media and over the network, so it's not that I have a corrupt dist. Very odd... I'm hoping that one of you kernel guru's who has a C1VN (terve Linus ;-) might have a clue why mine seems to behave differently than everyone elses... Maybe it's just the cold weather ;-) Thanks in advance, Patrick Stickler Nokia Networks Tampere, Finland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
RE: Kernel panics on C1VN and RH 6.2 or 7.0
The BIOS settings don't seem to offer that option. Is it possible to tell the kernel where that hole is via a bootprompt argument? Thanks, Patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: ext Augustin Vidovic To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 2/9/01 1:18 PM Subject: Re: Kernel panics on C1VN and RH 6.2 or 7.0 Try to disable the "memory hole at 16 Mb" if it's activated in your BIOS settings. On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 01:10:48PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm trying to install RH Linux on my C1VN and am getting > some strange behavior that doesn't correspond to any of the > various HOWTO's etc. on putting Linux on the C1VN. > > I'm wondering if the amount of RAM matters (I have 192MB, > the others all seem to have 128MB) or maybe I have one > of the broken CPU's. > > No matter whether I try to install 6.2 or 7.0, via CD-ROM > or network, somewhere during the install (at random places) > I get a kernel panic with an error message such as: > >Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ... > > I've also gotten a few Oops: messages. > > I had the default BIOS settings, but also tried turning off > plug and play, as I'd seen mention elsewhere that that was > problemmatic with the ANSA sound drivers, but no difference. > > This is particularly puzzling as there seem to be lots of > folks who have had no problems putting the stock RH 6.2 or > 7.0 dists on their C1VN's. I've tried different media and > over the network, so it's not that I have a corrupt dist. > Very odd... > > I'm hoping that one of you kernel guru's who has a C1VN > (terve Linus ;-) might have a clue why mine seems to behave > differently than everyone elses... Maybe it's just the cold > weather ;-) > > Thanks in advance, > > Patrick Stickler > Nokia Networks > Tampere, Finland > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
RE: Kernel panics on C1VN and RH 6.2 or 7.0
I'll try, though since the system locks up in an unbootable state and most of the message scrolls off the screen and is unretrievable, it is difficult. Patrick -Original Message- From: ext Walter Hofmann To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 2/9/01 1:22 PM Subject: Re: Kernel panics on C1VN and RH 6.2 or 7.0 On Fri, 9 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm trying to install RH Linux on my C1VN and am getting > some strange behavior that doesn't correspond to any of the > various HOWTO's etc. on putting Linux on the C1VN. > > I'm wondering if the amount of RAM matters (I have 192MB, > the others all seem to have 128MB) or maybe I have one > of the broken CPU's. > > No matter whether I try to install 6.2 or 7.0, via CD-ROM > or network, somewhere during the install (at random places) > I get a kernel panic with an error message such as: > >Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ... > > I've also gotten a few Oops: messages. people could help you if you had actually included the message in question---with symbols resolved as described in bug reporting file from the kernel tree. Walter - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
RE: Kernel panics on C1VN and RH 6.2 or 7.0
The serial capture approach is tough, as it has no serial port, only USB, etc. (Sony calls it a "legacy free" machine, and presumes that's a good thing ;-) The second approach sounds more feasible. Forgive the ignorant question: how do I lookup the faulting address in the System.map file of my kernel -- especially since it probably is in the RAM disk used for the installation, and hence goes bye bye when the machine goes belly up? Thanks, Patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: ext Walter Hofmann To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 2/9/01 1:31 PM Subject: RE: Kernel panics on C1VN and RH 6.2 or 7.0 On Fri, 9 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'll try, though since the system locks up in an unbootable > state and most of the message scrolls off the screen and is > unretrievable, it is difficult. If you compile in the serial driver and activate the serial console, you can then grab the oops with a second computer. Alternatively you could just lookup the faulting address in the System.map file of your kernel. Walter - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
