Re: [gentoo-user] USB Problems

[Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>]

On Sunday 12 June 2011 15:30:12 john wrote:
> Gents
> 
> Whenever I insert external USB device my machine locks and I have to do
> a hard reset (sys req does not even work). I have tried this in a
> graphical environment and without. Machine boots up fine with USB
> keyboard and mouse but will not boot up with usb storage (memory stick
> - tried several)
> 
> I have recently upgrade kernel to 2.6.38-r6 when this error started
> (approx). Hav also tried 2.6.38-r7 (which according to bugzilla
> should fix an issue similar to this) the error still happens.
> 
> Any suggestions on kernel config options, debugging would be
> appreciated. And how to trap full error message.
> 
> Error message alongs these lines
> 
> Kernel panic not syncing - fatal exception in iterrupt
> ksoftirqd/1 Not tainted


have the same problem with 2.6.39 and 2.6.39.1

Whenever I disconnect my telephone from usb I have a 1 in 5 chance of a nice 
panic.

Since your is an always panic maybe you should recreate it with vanilla 
sources and report it on lkml.
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