Re: request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c

["Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Reik Red wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The boot sequence of my fedora 7 (x86_32) machine hangs with multiple
> messages that state
>
>  request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c
>  request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c
>  request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c
>
> This happens ONLY when I have plugged in an extra IDE drive which contains
> a copy of fedora 8 (x86_64).
>
> I have gleaned from various web searches that the problem may be that
> f7 is confused about and/or trying to execute some 64bit code from the
> additional hard disk?
>
> Does anyone know how to get around this problem (boot hanging, that is)?
> There is lots of hits on the web but I have not been able to synthesize a
> solution from what I find.
>
> Reik
Dumb question - are you using partition labels or LVM? If so, are 
the labels the same on both drives?

Mikkel
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