Disaster with 2.0.31-pre10

Enrico Demarin (mccoy@smc.smc.it)
Mon, 6 Oct 1997 20:16:15 +0200 (MET DST)

I was playing Quake in console, when the system froze up.
I found the following in the logs, after a reset :

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Oct 6 19:57:32 localhost kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 6 19:57:32 localhost kernel: 03:42: rw=0, want=637793, limit=417312
Oct 6 19:57:32 localhost kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 6 19:57:32 localhost kernel: 03:42: rw=0, want=637794, limit=417312
Oct 6 19:57:32 localhost kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 6 19:57:32 localhost kernel: 03:42: rw=0, want=637795, limit=417312
Oct 6 19:57:32 localhost kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 6 19:57:32 localhost kernel: 16:01: rw=0, want=637798, limit=405184
Oct 6 19:57:32 localhost kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 6 19:57:32 localhost kernel: 16:01: rw=0, want=81640830, limit=405184
Oct 6 19:57:32 localhost kernel: ll_rw_block: device 09:00: only 1024-char blocks implemented (1024)

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What could it be ? I tried a make -j  of the kernel more than once and
the machine survived without errors. 
A ppp link was active.
btw, the device with major 3 and minor 42 is /dev/ttyra !!
and 16,01 is non-existant...


I am using IDE drives (IBM-DJAA-31270,WDC AC2850F,WDC AC31000H)
With a Triton-II chipset. SOund card is a sb32-pnp configured with 
isapnptools.


I don't remember having such problems with kernel 2.0.27.


hope that helps,
Enrico