Dear all, Now that I have successfully installed and currently running Fedora 7 on a machine that refused to work with a kernel panic. I will forward dmesg encountered with some potential bugs. Linux version 2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 (kojibuilder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.1.2 20070502 (Red Hat 4.1.2-12)) #1 SMP Wed May 23 22:35:01 EDT 2007 BIOS-provided physical RAM map: sanitize start sanitize end copy_e820_map() start: 0000000000000000 size: 000000000009f800 end: 000000000009f800 type: 1 copy_e820_map() type is E820_RAM copy_e820_map() start: 000000000009f800 size: 0000000000000800 end: 00000000000a0000 type: 2 copy_e820_map() start: 00000000000f0000 size: 0000000000010000 end: 0000000000100000 type: 2 copy_e820_map() start: 0000000000100000 size: 000000001bef0000 end: 000000001bff0000 type: 1 copy_e820_map() type is E820_RAM copy_e820_map() start: 000000001bff0000 size: 0000000000003000 end: 000000001bff3000 type: 4 copy_e820_map() start: 000000001bff3000 size: 000000000000d000 end: 000000001c000000 type: 3 copy_e820_map() start: 00000000fec00000 size: 0000000000001000 end: 00000000fec01000 type: 2 copy_e820_map() start: 00000000fee00000 size: 0000000000001000 end: 00000000fee01000 type: 2 copy_e820_map() start: 00000000ffff0000 size: 0000000000010000 end: 0000000100000000 type: 2 BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009f800 (usable) BIOS-e820: 000000000009f800 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved) BIOS-e820: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved) BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000001bff0000 (usable) BIOS-e820: 000000001bff0000 - 000000001bff3000 (ACPI NVS) BIOS-e820: 000000001bff3000 - 000000001c000000 (ACPI data) BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 00000000fec01000 (reserved) BIOS-e820: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee01000 (reserved) BIOS-e820: 00000000ffff0000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved) 0MB HIGHMEM available. 447MB LOWMEM available. found SMP MP-table at 000f5750 Using x86 segment limits to approximate NX protection Entering add_active_range(0, 0, 114672) 0 entries of 256 used Zone PFN ranges: DMA 0 -> 4096 Normal 4096 -> 114672 HighMem 114672 -> 114672 early_node_map[1] active PFN ranges 0: 0 -> 114672 On node 0 totalpages: 114672 DMA zone: 32 pages used for memmap DMA zone: 0 pages reserved DMA zone: 4064 pages, LIFO batch:0 Normal zone: 863 pages used for memmap Normal zone: 109713 pages, LIFO batch:31 HighMem zone: 0 pages used for memmap DMI 2.3 present. Using APIC driver default Intel MultiProcessor Specification v1.4 Virtual Wire compatibility mode. OEM ID: OEM00000 Product ID: PROD00000000 APIC at: 0xFEE00000 Processor #0 6:8 APIC version 17 I/O APIC #2 Version 17 at 0xFEC00000. Enabling APIC mode: Flat. Using 1 I/O APICs Processors: 1 Allocating PCI resources starting at 20000000 (gap: 1c000000:e2c00000) Built 1 zonelists. Total pages: 113777 ..... removed some stuff from here. BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 3d3e087f printing eip: 3d3e087f *pde = 00000000 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP last sysfs file: /block/ram0/dev Modules linked in: dm_snapshot dm_zero dm_mirror dm_mod sata_via ata_generic pata_via libata sd_mod scsi_mod ext3 jbd mbcache ehci_hcd ohci_hcd uhci_hcd CPU: 0 EIP: 0060:[<3d3e087f>] Not tainted VLI EFLAGS: 00210246 (2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 #1) EIP is at 0x3d3e087f eax: d7e0c06e ebx: 11e0c136 ecx: c1384460 edx: 2040c135 esi: 2000c135 edi: 1a88f045 ebp: da2edfc8 esp: dbf91dce ds: 007b es: 007b fs: 00d8 gs: 0000 ss: 0068 Process rc.sysinit (pid: 326, ti=dbf91000 task=dbc7a210 task.ti=dbf91000) Stack: 0000c046 96140000 1e34dbe1 0000dbf9 00010000 00000000 90840880 b3c0da84 4460db1d fff1c138 0000ffff 5dac0000 9084c134 7df7da84 6000003a 00000882 1e340000 7e48dbf9 b3c0db35 b3c0db1d 6990db1d ffffc046 1e30ffff 0000dbf9 Call Trace: ======================= Code: Bad EIP value. EIP: [<3d3e087f>] 0x3d3e087f SS:ESP 0068:dbf91dce note: rc.sysinit[326] exited with preempt_count 1 BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/rwsem.c:20 in_atomic():1, irqs_disabled():0 [<c0439f26>] down_read+0x12/0x28 [<c0449366>] acct_collect+0x38/0x142 [<c0429650>] do_exit+0x1b1/0x6d3 [<c040655c>] die+0x21b/0x240 [<c060310c>] do_page_fault+0x3fe/0x4d1 [<c0602d0e>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x4d1 [<c060190c>] error_code+0x7c/0x84 ======================= sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 scsi 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 5 Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077 sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 4x/52x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20 sr 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0 fw_ohci: Added fw-ohci device 0000:00:0c.0, OHCI version 1.0 BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address fffffffc printing eip: c04a45ff *pde = 00004067 Oops: 0002 [#2] SMP last sysfs file: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0f.1/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/type Modules linked in: fw_ohci fw_core sr_mod floppy cdrom sg dm_snapshot dm_zero dm_mirror dm_mod sata_via ata_generic pata_via libata sd_mod scsi_mod ext3 jbd mbcache ehci_hcd ohci_hcd uhci_hcd CPU: 0 EIP: 0060:[<c04a45ff>] Not tainted VLI EFLAGS: 00210282 (2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 #1) EIP is at proc_base_revalidate+0x17/0x7f eax: dbc015b0 ebx: dbd99cac ecx: dbc015b0 edx: dbc015b0 esi: dbd99cac edi: db64700b ebp: dbc3ef30 esp: dbc3eda8 ds: 007b es: 007b fs: 00d8 gs: 0033 ss: 0068 Process udevd (pid: 667, ti=dbc3e000 task=dbc7d7d0 task.ti=dbc3e000) Stack: 01c10ba1 c047b8ca dbc3ee14 dbc3ee08 dbc3ef30 dbc6e8a0 01c10ba1 dbc63e18 db64700b dbc3ef30 c047d0a7 db64700b 00000101 da694e70 00000400 043903dc 00070005 00200246 dbc3ee48 00000005 dbc3ee90 c04bdb60 0005da31 00000000 Call Trace: [<c047b8ca>] do_lookup+0x101/0x140 [<c047d0a7>] __link_path_walk+0x2f2/0xc2c [<c04bdb60>] avc_alloc_node+0x16/0x13d [<c047da25>] link_path_walk+0x44/0xb3 [<c0474150>] get_unused_fd+0x50/0xb6 [<c047dd1d>] do_path_lookup+0x172/0x1c2 [<c047e670>] __path_lookup_intent_open+0x45/0x75 [<c047e70f>] path_lookup_open+0x20/0x25 [<c047e7ea>] open_namei+0x6e/0x58d [<c04743de>] do_filp_open+0x25/0x39 [<c0474150>] get_unused_fd+0x50/0xb6 [<c0474434>] do_sys_open+0x42/0xbe [<c04744e9>] sys_open+0x1c/0x1e [<c0404f70>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb ======================= Code: c0 74 07 89 f0 e8 5b 1b f8 ff 83 c4 10 89 e8 5b 5e 5f 5d c3 53 89 c3 8b 40 0c 31 d2 8b 40 f0 e8 af 03 f9 ff 85 c0 89 c2 74 1e 90 <ff> 48 08 0f 94 c0 84 c0 b9 01 00 00 00 74 55 89 d0 e8 24 1b f8 EIP: [<c04a45ff>] proc_base_revalidate+0x17/0x7f SS:ESP 0068:dbc3eda8 BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/rwsem.c:20 in_atomic():0, irqs_disabled():1 [<c0439f26>] down_read+0x12/0x28 [<c0449366>] acct_collect+0x38/0x142 [<c0429650>] do_exit+0x1b1/0x6d3 [<c053b5df>] do_unblank_screen+0x2a/0x129 [<c0427769>] printk+0x1f/0x92 [<c040655c>] die+0x21b/0x240 [<c060310c>] do_page_fault+0x3fe/0x4d1 [<c0602d0e>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x4d1 [<c060190c>] error_code+0x7c/0x84 [<c04a45ff>] proc_base_revalidate+0x17/0x7f [<c047b8ca>] do_lookup+0x101/0x140 [<c047d0a7>] __link_path_walk+0x2f2/0xc2c [<c04bdb60>] avc_alloc_node+0x16/0x13d [<c047da25>] link_path_walk+0x44/0xb3 [<c0474150>] get_unused_fd+0x50/0xb6 [<c047dd1d>] do_path_lookup+0x172/0x1c2 [<c047e670>] __path_lookup_intent_open+0x45/0x75 [<c047e70f>] path_lookup_open+0x20/0x25 [<c047e7ea>] open_namei+0x6e/0x58d [<c04743de>] do_filp_open+0x25/0x39 [<c0474150>] get_unused_fd+0x50/0xb6 [<c0474434>] do_sys_open+0x42/0xbe [<c04744e9>] sys_open+0x1c/0x1e [<c0404f70>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb ======================= and BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 3d3e089a printing eip: 3d3e089a *pde = 00000000 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP last sysfs file: /class/tty/ttyS2/dev Modules linked in: slamr(P)(U) ungrab_winmodem(U) via drm autofs4 hidp rfcomm l2cap bluetooth sunrpc ipv6 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_ipv4 xt_state nf_conntrack nfnetlink xt_tcpudp ipt_REJECT iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables dm_multipath parport_pc lp parport loop snd_via82xx gameport snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm serio_raw snd_timer snd_page_alloc snd_mpu401_uart snd_rawmidi 8139too i2c_viapro snd_seq_device snd 8139cp i2c_core soundcore mii pcspkr fw_ohci fw_core sr_mod cdrom floppy sg dm_snapshot dm_zero dm_mirror dm_mod sata_via ata_generic pata_via libata sd_mod scsi_mod ext3 jbd mbcache ehci_hcd ohci_hcd uhci_hcd CPU: 0 EIP: 0060:[<3d3e089a>] Tainted: P VLI EFLAGS: 00210246 (2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 #1) EIP is at 0x3d3e089a eax: 4460c06e ebx: 1540c125 ecx: c1384460 edx: 1520c138 esi: 6000c125 edi: 128aa045 ebp: d6d41698 esp: d438adce ds: 007b es: 007b fs: 00d8 gs: 0000 ss: 0068 Process /usr/share/syst (pid: 2787, ti=d438a000 task=d9cb6190 task.ti=d438a000) Stack: 0000c046 21280000 ae34d327 0000d438 00010000 00000000 708808c0 ee40d776 4460c46b fe9fc138 0000ffff a82c0000 7088c12d f000d776 10000029 00000921 ae340000 156cd438 ee40d7ad ee40c46b 6990c46b ffffc046 ae30ffff 0000d438 Call Trace: ======================= Code: Bad EIP value. EIP: [<3d3e089a>] 0x3d3e089a SS:ESP 0068:d438adce note: /usr/share/syst[2787] exited with preempt_count 1 BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/rwsem.c:20 in_atomic():1, irqs_disabled():0 [<c0439f26>] down_read+0x12/0x28 [<c0449366>] acct_collect+0x38/0x142 [<c0429650>] do_exit+0x1b1/0x6d3 [<c040655c>] die+0x21b/0x240 [<c060310c>] do_page_fault+0x3fe/0x4d1 [<c0602d0e>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x4d1 [<c060190c>] error_code+0x7c/0x84 ======================= BUG: scheduling while atomic: /usr/share/syst/0x10000001/2787 [<c05ff96e>] __sched_text_start+0x56/0x89e [<c0427769>] printk+0x1f/0x92 [<c042263c>] __cond_resched+0x25/0x3c [<c06001dc>] cond_resched+0x26/0x31 [<c0439f2b>] down_read+0x17/0x28 [<c0449366>] acct_collect+0x38/0x142 [<c0429650>] do_exit+0x1b1/0x6d3 [<c040655c>] die+0x21b/0x240 [<c060310c>] do_page_fault+0x3fe/0x4d1 [<c0602d0e>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x4d1 [<c060190c>] error_code+0x7c/0x84 ======================= PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 Thanks, Antonio ___________________________________________________________________________________ You snooze, you lose. 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