Doh, my first major kernel problem

fb (fb@chibacity.com)
Sun, 8 Jun 1997 00:03:24 -0500 (EST)


Ok, today i had my first major kernel problem in 6 months. While coping a
around 80 megabytes of file (about 100k each) to a parallel port zipdrive
from a user directory X bombed out, and i noticed many many weird kernel
messages scrolling freely on my VC12 (i have a *.* /dev/tty12 in
syslog.conf)

Anyway, X bombs out, an now nothing seems to work right, (ie most programs
core dump all of the sudden) the process that was coping the files died
after copying about 50 of the 80 files.

One thing that is screwy is my ppa driver, its beta i believe (the curtin
driver) and I may have it configured incorrectly.

Anyway my kernel is 2.0.28
gcc 2.7.2
libc 5.4.23
SMP kernel (dual p133's)
parallel port is in ECP+EPP mode
40 megs of RAM and 64 megs of swap

hmm what else is there to say other than to include a piece of syslog?

anyway a copy of the errors messages are attached.

Thanks in advance for any help ;)
Nick
fb@chibacity.com <-- btw, i would prefer a reply to this address

<---Piece-of-syslog--->

Jun 7 23:45:34 penfold kernel: PPA: warning: EPP timeout
Jun 7 23:45:34 penfold last message repeated 3 times
Jun 7 23:46:13 penfold kernel: PPA: warning: EPP timeout
Jun 7 23:46:26 penfold kernel: PPA: warning: EPP timeout
Jun 7 23:46:31 penfold last message repeated 2 times
Jun 7 23:46:52 penfold kernel: PPA: warning: EPP timeout
Jun 7 23:46:55 penfold last message repeated 5 times
Jun 7 23:47:26 penfold kernel: PPA: warning: EPP timeout
Jun 7 23:47:51 penfold last message repeated 3 times
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: PPA: warning: EPP timeout
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold last message repeated 219 times
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: PPA: EPP timeout on port 0x0378
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: PPA: warning: EPP timeout
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: PPA: EPP timeout on port 0x0378
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: PPA: warning: EPP timeout
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold last message repeated 58 times
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: Hmm.. Trying to use unallocated swap (00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:05 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:06 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:06 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:06 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:06 penfold last message repeated 4 times
Jun 7 23:49:06 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:06 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:06 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:06 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:06 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:06 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:06 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:06 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:06 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 2 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Hmm.. Trying to use unallocated swap (00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 4 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 2 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Hmm.. Trying to use unallocated swap (00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 4 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 2 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Internal error: bad swap-device
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 5 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 7 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 8 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 8 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 8 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 8 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 8 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 8 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 8 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 7 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 8 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 8 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 8 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 8 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 8 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: Trying to free nonexistent swap-page
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 8 times
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry 00020000)
Jun 7 23:49:08 penfold last message repeated 2 times
Jun 7 23:49:09 penfold kernel: PPA: warning: EPP timeout
Jun 7 23:49:09 penfold kernel: PPA: warning: EPP timeout
Jun 7 23:49:18 penfold kernel: release: tail kernel stack corruption. Aiee