Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 27 Mar 2001 02:51:13 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 27 Mar 2001 02:51:04 -0500 Received: from jalon.able.es ([212.97.163.2]:55751 "EHLO jalon.able.es") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 27 Mar 2001 02:50:50 -0500 Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:50:02 +0200 From: "J . A . Magallon" To: Thomas Foerster Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: URGENT : System hands on "Freeing unused kernel memory: " Message-ID: <20010327095002.A25719@werewolf.able.es> In-Reply-To: <20010327064904Z130600-406+4294@vger.kernel.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT In-Reply-To: <20010327064904Z130600-406+4294@vger.kernel.org>; from puckwork@madz.net on Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 08:48:08 +0200 X-Mailer: Balsa 1.1.2 Lines: 21 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 03.27 Thomas Foerster wrote: > > But suddenly the box was offline. One technical assistant from our ISP tried > to reboot > our server (he couldn't tell me if there had been any messages on the screen), > but the > system always hangs on > > Freeing unused kernel memory: xxk freed > Try booting with init=/bin/bash, it looks like kernel gets a bad /sbin/init, and gets stuck. Perhaps the shutdown damaged init, it starts to run and get hung. -- J.A. Magallon # Let the source mailto:jamagallon@able.es # be with you, Luke... Linux werewolf 2.4.2-ac25 #5 SMP Mon Mar 26 17:46:56 CEST 2001 i686 - 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/