there are a few problems with 2.4 and 2.5 kernels that make them unusable
on a Toshiba Libretto. If i select a kernel made for Pentium Classic, it
unpacks the kernel, then just sits there. If i use a 386 kernel, it works
till it gets to kswapd. Now, i haven't accually checked with other kernels
on if this is in fact where it crashes, but i seem to remember it being
this.
the kernel version that this oops message came from was the 2.4.21 for 386
with debian patches. This is one of the kernel packages in unstable
debian. I also have the pcmcia package installed.
The hardware that i'm trying to get this to run on is a Toshiba Libretto
50CT. This is a Pentium 75(over clocked to 100) with 16 megs of ram. The
sound chip is an OPL3-SA2, with a CT-65550 graphics chip. The hd is a
toshiba MK2018GAS(upgraded). It has non-cardbus PCMCIA.
The 2.2 kernels work fine, and i've been using them for a year or so... i
just had to re-install because of my package database getting corrupted,
and figured it was because of the 2.2 kernel... i have no proof of this.
It was not possible to use ksymoops on the libretto because it did not
compleate loading, so the info in the output might be incorrect.
Currently, the install is working on a P3 system.
i can go back to a 2.2 kernel and get the cpu info and any other info that
might be required.
Thanks in advance
Matthew Peters
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