2.3.20 will not boot

Graham Murray (graham@barnowl.demon.co.uk)
10 Oct 1999 13:03:41 +0000


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Having upgraded to 2.3.20, linux seems to be oops'ing immediately on
boot. Unfortunately the screen scolls so quickly that I cannot see the
original error message. I see the initial "loading" message then I
think I see a register dump scroll off the screen. When it settles
down, all I see are entries of the form "[<123456abcd>]" being
displayed very rapidly on the screen with the disk access light on. I
have tried configuring console to lineprinter, but the printer
displays nothing - so it looks as though the problem is happening
before the output could be sent to the printer.

There is nothing in any of the log files for the aborted boot attempts.

My system is a 120MHz pentium, 64Mbyte Ram, with a PIIX3 Ide
controller.

I have tried with various block device options (eg with or without dma
etc)

This is the first boot failure I have encountered (having used all
previous 2.3.x kernels.

Is there any way I can get more information which would help locate
the problem?

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Content-Description: Ver_linux output

-- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or look
-- unusual then possibly you have very old versions)
Linux barnowl 2.3.19 #3 Tue Oct 5 23:02:11 GMT 1999 i586 unknown
Kernel modules 2.3.3
Gnu C 2.95.1
Binutils 2.9.5.0.14
Linux C Library 2.1.2
Dynamic linker ldd (GNU libc) 2.1.2
Procps 2.0.5
Mount 2.9w
Net-tools 1.53
Kbd 0.96
Sh-utils 2.0
Sh-utils Parker.
Sh-utils
Sh-utils Inc.
Sh-utils NO
Sh-utils PURPOSE.
Modules Loaded lp parport_pc parport ppp_deflate bsd_comp ppp_async ppp_generic slhc ipt_state ip_conntrack ipt_LOG ipt_icmp ipt_udp ipt_tcp iptables

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Content-Description: Configuration (for latest boot attempt)

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# CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set
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# Loadable module support
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# CONFIG_VISWS is not set
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CONFIG_PCI_BIOS=y
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#
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#
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# CONFIG_PARPORT_AMIGA is not set
# CONFIG_PARPORT_MFC3 is not set
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# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640 is not set
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# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set
CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT=y
# CONFIG_PARIDE is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_MODES=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set

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# Networking options
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# CONFIG_NETFILTER is not set
# CONFIG_FILTER is not set
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CONFIG_INET=y
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# CONFIG_KHTTPD is not set
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# CONFIG_EQUALIZER is not set
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# CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set

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# CONFIG_RCPCI is not set
# CONFIG_SHAPER is not set

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# Wan interfaces
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# CONFIG_COSA is not set
# CONFIG_SEALEVEL_4021 is not set
# CONFIG_DLCI is not set

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# Amateur Radio support
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# CONFIG_HAMRADIO is not set

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# IrDA (infrared) support
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# CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE is not set
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# CONFIG_APPLICOM is not set

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# CONFIG_BSD_DISKLABEL is not set
# CONFIG_SOLARIS_X86_PARTITION is not set
# CONFIG_UNIXWARE_DISKLABEL is not set
# CONFIG_SGI_PARTITION is not set
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# CONFIG_SOUND_ES1371 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_ESSSOLO1 is not set
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# CONFIG_SOUND_SONICVIBES is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDCLAS is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDPIN is not set
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# CONFIG_SOUND_CS4232 is not set
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# CONFIG_SOUND_VMIDI is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_TRIX is not set
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# CONFIG_SOUND_MAUI is not set
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# CONFIG_SOUND_OPL3SA2 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_UART6850 is not set

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# Kernel hacking
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