Kernel-Panic 2.2.1 (was: Re: )

Raphael Becker (beckerra@rumms.uni-mannheim.de)
Tue, 09 Mar 1999 21:51:32 +0100


Ramon Corominas wrote:
>
> Hello,
> i'm using kernel 2.2.1 in my linux slackware, and quiet often the pc stops and says:
>
> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
> current -> tsr.cr3=00101000,%cr300101000
> *pde=00000000
> Oops:0000
> CPU:0
> ...
> ...
> some line with other info
> ...
> ..
> Aiee, killing interrupt handler
> Kernel Panic:Attemted to kill the idle task !
> In swapper task - not syncing.

> What is due ?? What can i do to fix it ??

Last time I had such Errors on my System (2.0.34) was after my CPU had
a BBQ-Party ... The heatsink was out of order and my good old Cyrix
6x86/133 got too hot :-(

This is one(!) possible reason.

Greetings
Raphael Becker

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