Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 18 Jan 2003 20:00:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 18 Jan 2003 20:00:32 -0500 Received: from adsl-67-121-154-100.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net ([67.121.154.100]:4832 "EHLO kanoe.ludicrus.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 18 Jan 2003 20:00:29 -0500 Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 17:09:07 -0800 To: Peter Karlsson Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.4.20 kernel crashes while scanning partition list Message-ID: <20030119010907.GA28476@ludicrus.ath.cx> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="IiVenqGWf+H9Y6IX" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.3i From: Joshua Kwan Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --IiVenqGWf+H9Y6IX Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="zhXaljGHf11kAtnf" Content-Disposition: inline --zhXaljGHf11kAtnf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I ran your oops log through ksymoops, doesn't look like you made an=20 error writing it down :) I have no clue what is going on, though - I'm just attaching it and see=20 if the list can make any sense of it. Attached (ksymoops.log) is the aforementioned file Regards Josh On Sat, Jan 18, 2003 at 02:02:40PM +0100, Peter Karlsson wrote: > I am installing Debian Linux on my new Athlon XP PC, and I have > problems with the 2.4.20 kernel crashing on boot. I can successfully > boot using the 2.4.18 kernel build that is included with the Debian 3.0 > install cds. >=20 > The problems seems to stem from my use of Promise FastTrak133 RAID > controller (yes, I know they say it sucks, but it's what is integrated > on the MB). In 2.4.18, I can get ataraid working, although I have to > specify the address to the IDE controller manually. 2.4.20 picks that > up automatically, but crashes when enumerating the HD partitions > (reproducible every time). >=20 > The crash output looks like this (I had to write it down by hand, hopeful= ly > there will be no typos): >=20 > {{{output from enumerating partitions on /dev/ataraid/d0}}} > Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000= 00 > printing eip: 00000000 > *pde =3D 00000000 > Oops: 00000000 > CPU: 0 > EIP: 0010:[<00000000>] Not tainted > EFLAGS: 00010282 > eax: 00000000 ebx: 00000000 ecx: c038c740 edx: 00000000 > esi: f7e80f40 edi: 0040f5c8 ebp: 06ed3cf9 esp: c1c17d94 > ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 > Process swapper (pid: 1, stackpage=3Dc1c17000) > Stack: c01e5ddc c038c740 00000000 f7e80f40 00000002 00000000 f7e80dc0 c1a= 7b3d0 > c01e5e3e 00000000 f7e80f40 00000000 00000006 c01351b0 00000000 f7e= 80f40 > c1a7b3d0 d7fbcdb4 00000000 f7ed0d30 00001000 00000004 00000400 f7e= 80f40 > Call trace: [] [] [] [] [] > [] [] [] [] [] > [] [] [] [] [] > [] [] [] [] [] > [] [] [] [] [] > Code: Bad EIP value. > <0>Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! >=20 > The corresponding System.map file can be downloaded at > and a > partition list from sfdisk -l can be found at > . >=20 > The motherboard is a MSI KT3Ultra2 ("VIA KT333 chipset based"), the CPU > is an Athlon XP2200+, and the machine has 1 Gbyte of RAM. >=20 > Any help in getting this resolved would be greatly appreciated! I > really would like to move on from my old K6 machine... >=20 > Please Cc replies to me, I do not subscribe to the list due to its > volume. > --=20 > \\// > Peter - http://www.softwolves.pp.se/ >=20 > I do not read or respond to mail with HTML attachments. >=20 > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ --=20 =2E-`-.-`-.-=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D-----> Joshua Kwan joshk@ludicrus.ath.cx joshk@mspencer.net --zhXaljGHf11kAtnf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="ksymoops.log" ksymoops 2.4.8 on i586 2.4.20-ck2-kanoe. Options used -V (specified) -K (specified) -L (specified) -O (specified) -m System.map-2.4.20 (specified) Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000 *pde = 00000000 Oops: 00000000 CPU: 0 EIP: 0010:[<00000000>] Not tainted Using defaults from ksymoops -t elf32-i386 -a i386 EFLAGS: 00010282 eax: 00000000 ebx: 00000000 ecx: c038c740 edx: 00000000 esi: f7e80f40 edi: 0040f5c8 ebp: 06ed3cf9 esp: c1c17d94 ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Process swapper (pid: 1, stackpage=c1c17000) Stack: c01e5ddc c038c740 00000000 f7e80f40 00000002 00000000 f7e80dc0 c1a7b3d0 c01e5e3e 00000000 f7e80f40 00000000 00000006 c01351b0 00000000 f7e80f40 c1a7b3d0 d7fbcdb4 00000000 f7ed0d30 00001000 00000004 00000400 f7e80f40 Call trace: [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Code: Bad EIP value. >>EIP; 00000000 Before first symbol >>ecx; c038c740 Trace; c01e5ddc Trace; c01e5e3e Trace; c01351b0 Trace; c012580c Trace; c0137d6f Trace; c0137cd0 Trace; c0127c75 Trace; c0152162 Trace; c0137d60 Trace; c01522a3 Trace; c0116315 Trace; c015278b Trace; c014538e Trace; c013811d Trace; c0151f84 Trace; c01345f8 Trace; c0296373 <_mmx_memcpy+53/160> Trace; c02093a8 Trace; c02094ac Trace; c0209437 Trace; c01520f7 Trace; c0152036 Trace; c0208af4 Trace; c0105037 Trace; c01055b8 --zhXaljGHf11kAtnf-- --IiVenqGWf+H9Y6IX Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+Kfqz6TRUxq22Mx4RAmfVAJ0dBFcYoijmT0ntrlrYFMKeeWhncQCgmVLM bD4ME2ntY5ReXsjo93QVoo4= =Zx9K -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --IiVenqGWf+H9Y6IX-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/