On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, kk maddowx wrote:
> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 09:52:44 -0700 (PDT)
> From: kk maddowx <kk_maddox2000@yahoo.com>
> To: Kristian Peters <kristian.peters@korseby.net>
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: 2.4.18 kernel panics before and after boot
>
> Unfortunately I could not get memtest to work. I added
> the lines:
>
> label=memtest
> image=/boot/memtest
>
> to lilo.conf and ran lilo.
try swapping the lines
> I can see the selection for memtest but it wont accept
> it as a bootable image. I did swap the memory out and
> still recieve kernel panics with known working memory.
>
> However if I boot from my old 2.2.20 kernel I will
> never see a panic or experience a panic after boot
> making me think the memory is ok. Here is the dmesg
> from a successful 2.4 boot if that helps:
>
>
>
> LILO
> Loading 2.4..................
> Linux version 2.4.18a (root@birdbrain) (gcc version
> 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux
> 7.0)) #1 Thu Jun 13 01:54:35 EDT 2002
Linux 2.4.18a ?
Never heard about it :-)
gcc 2.96 ?
use 2.95.3 or 2.95.4
See $(kernel_root)/Documentation/Changes to find out what you need
for compiling this kernel (where $(kernel_root) is where
your kernel tree is located for example /usr/src/linux )
>
> I have noticed that if the kernel does decide to panic
> on boot it will happen after the "Freeing unused
> memory" message is printed. Do you have any ideas what
> might be casuing this? TIA
>
>
An unsupported filesystem in your kernel (i.e. your
filesystem is xfs for example and you don't have xfs
support in kernel)
Could be many things.
> --- Kristian Peters <kristian.peters@korseby.net>
> wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > I suspect bad ram. Could you verify with memtest86
> > that your ram is ok ?
> >
> > *Kristian
> >
> > kk maddowx <kk_maddox2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > >>EIP; 00000400 Before first symbol <=====
> > > Trace; c0127b63 <shrink_cache+2b3/2f0>
> > > Trace; c0127cd6 <shrink_caches+56/90>
> > > Trace; c0127d40 <try_to_free_pages+30/50>
> > > Trace; c0127dd4 <kswapd_balance_pgdat+44/90>
> > > Trace; c0127e36 <kswapd_balance+16/30>
> > > Trace; c0127f51 <kswapd+a1/c0>
> > > Trace; c0127eb0 <kswapd+0/c0>
> > > Trace; c010552b <kernel_thread+2b/40>
> >
> > :... [snd.science] ...:
> > :: _o)
> > :: http://www.korseby.net /\\
> > :: http://gsmp.sf.net _\_V
> > :.........................:
>
>
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