[gentoo-user] request_module: runaway loop

[gentoo-user] request_module: runaway loop

[Mike Diehl]

Hi all,

I'm trying to build a new duel quad-core server and I'm having some problems.

Just after it loads the keymap, I get this error:

request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c

A few minutes later, it panics.

I'm loading from a pendrive that I've used before to build servers, so I don't 
THINK it's the installation media.

Some of the search results I got from Goggle (who is my friend, btw) indicated 
that it might be a problem with drive labels.  After unplugging both drives 
and retrying, I'm convinced thats not the case.

Other chatter indicated that I was booting a 32-bin kernel in a 64-bit OS, or 
vise versa.  Based solely on the name of the failing module, this has some 
credibility, but seems like a stretch since I've not changed the pendrive.

Anyone else seen, and fixed, this problem before?  Any advise would be 
welcome.

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Take care and have fun,
Mike Diehl.

Re: [gentoo-user] request_module: runaway loop

[J. Roeleveld]

On Monday 30 August 2010 07:06:05 Mike Diehl wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm trying to build a new duel quad-core server and I'm having some
> problems.
> 
> Just after it loads the keymap, I get this error:
> 
> request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c
> 
> A few minutes later, it panics.
> 
> I'm loading from a pendrive that I've used before to build servers, so I
> don't THINK it's the installation media.
> 
> Some of the search results I got from Goggle (who is my friend, btw)
> indicated that it might be a problem with drive labels.  After unplugging
> both drives and retrying, I'm convinced thats not the case.
> 
> Other chatter indicated that I was booting a 32-bin kernel in a 64-bit OS,
> or vise versa.  Based solely on the name of the failing module, this has
> some credibility, but seems like a stretch since I've not changed the
> pendrive.
> 
> Anyone else seen, and fixed, this problem before?  Any advise would be
> welcome.

Not seen this myself, but I did find the following page:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=253794

This mentions reinstalling grub solved the issue.

Is the pendrive for a 32bit installation or a 64bit installation?

--
Joost

Re: [gentoo-user] request_module: runaway loop

[Mike Diehl]

On Monday 30 August 2010 12:40:59 am J. Roeleveld wrote:
> On Monday 30 August 2010 07:06:05 Mike Diehl wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I'm trying to build a new duel quad-core server and I'm having some
> > problems.
> > 
> > Just after it loads the keymap, I get this error:
> > 
> > request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c
> > 
> > A few minutes later, it panics.
> > 
> > I'm loading from a pendrive that I've used before to build servers, so I
> > don't THINK it's the installation media.
> > 
> > Some of the search results I got from Goggle (who is my friend, btw)
> > indicated that it might be a problem with drive labels.  After unplugging
> > both drives and retrying, I'm convinced thats not the case.
> > 
> > Other chatter indicated that I was booting a 32-bin kernel in a 64-bit
> > OS, or vise versa.  Based solely on the name of the failing module, this
> > has some credibility, but seems like a stretch since I've not changed
> > the pendrive.
> > 
> > Anyone else seen, and fixed, this problem before?  Any advise would be
> > welcome.
> 
> Not seen this myself, but I did find the following page:
> https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=253794
> 
> This mentions reinstalling grub solved the issue.
> 
> Is the pendrive for a 32bit installation or a 64bit installation?
> 
> --
> Joost

I just tried to use the pendrive to boot an older machine and got the same 
results.  Looks like my pendrive is corrupted. Thank you for your time.


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Take care and have fun,
Mike Diehl.