From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6047 invoked from network); 12 Sep 2004 18:45:47 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 12 Sep 2004 18:45:47 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1C6ZM9-0007Uo-6N for arch-gentoo-releng@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:45:45 +0000 Received: (qmail 9940 invoked by uid 89); 12 Sep 2004 18:45:44 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-releng-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail Reply-To: gentoo-releng@lists.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-releng@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 17401 invoked from network); 12 Sep 2004 18:45:43 +0000 From: John Davis Reply-To: john_davis@pauldavisautomation.com To: gentoo-releng@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <6D3A09C6CAB0D311BA5000902760D022040F219E@chpt0000se01.cherrypoint.usmc.mil> References: <6D3A09C6CAB0D311BA5000902760D022040F219E@chpt0000se01.cherrypoint.usmc.mil> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-PRndVRRWn5UpBMv6RJ9C" Organization: Paul Davis Automation, Inc. Message-Id: <1095014761.24633.53.camel@woot.uberdavis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 14:46:02 -0400 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at mail.pauldavisautomation.com Subject: Re: [gentoo-releng] 2004.2 livecd issue X-Archives-Salt: 42291fe8-8004-48ad-b6e0-1ab86533a589 X-Archives-Hash: 4ce02c10a017a8580891676836000635 --=-PRndVRRWn5UpBMv6RJ9C Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2004-09-08 at 14:55, Whitley CTR Cecil H wrote: > Hi, >=20 > I was put in contact with John Davis about a week ago concerning an > issue i'm having with the 2004.2 livecd. After some research, it > appears to be a re-emergence of a previously reported problem. See > bug id 42345. Initially I thought it was accessibility related (I use > speakup), but the problem occurs whether or not speakup is on. =20 >=20 > Details: >=20 > I have a p4 3.4 (northwood) Asus p4c800-e deluxe mobo with 1gb RAM > (matched pc-3200 in a dual channel memory configuration). evga > fx5900-vivo video card, Seagate s-ata (internal), and an external USB > drive bay with a Maxtor 40gb hd. Sony dvd and sony cd-rw drives (hdc > and hdd respectively). Upon boot with the smp kernel > (2.6.7-gentoo-r11) I have an unconfigured eth0 (onboard Intel e1000 > csa 82547). When I run net-setup I get a kernel panic. The > "helpfull" error msg is "n interrupt not synching". I lose keyboard > control, etc and only the reset button works. =20 >=20 > The 2.4.26-gentoo-r6? kernel works fine and properly configures the > network adapter. I have loaded the system with 2.4.26-gentoo-r9 > compiled for SMP support and other than issues relating to booting > from a USB external hd, the system seems to be stable. I am however > having to insmod usb-storage and rerun devfsd /dev -np in order for > the hd to be recognized and root of /dev/sda1 to be loaded. At some > point i'll mod the linuxrc to do this automagically. 2.6.8-gentoo-r3 > is not yet functional, but this may relate to devfs/udev (i.e. user > failure) and I simply haven't had time to gather all relevant > information and throughly test. =20 >=20 > At this point I haven't gotten the system fully configured, but I > think i'm far enough along to provide logs from the 2.6.7 boot, > although logging the panic is beyond my technical skills (I make a > decent monkey though, so if you tell me what to type where i'll give > it a try). In particular, if I can redirect the log to my hd along > with any crash dump i'm more than willing to. >=20 > Regards, >=20 > Cecil Whitley Cecil - This seems to be more of a kernel bug than anything else and I am not sure if we can be of assistance. File a bug with the kernel developers and see if they have anything. Regards, --=20 John Davis Gentoo Linux Developer ---- GnuPG Public Key: Fingerprint: 4F9E 41F6 D072 5C1A 636C 2D46 B92C 4823 E281 41BB --=-PRndVRRWn5UpBMv6RJ9C Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBBRJlpuSxII+KBQbsRApSEAJwK2/v9sCd110ey1XukJE/n2KwtLQCfb8JY bBvuGHhCMaJcRgfT2i22HvM= =8Dmo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-PRndVRRWn5UpBMv6RJ9C--