2.6-test5 problem

[Bruce Marshall]

On Friday 12 September 2003 18:14 pm, Collins Richey wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:07:22 -0400
>
> Bruce Marshall <bmarsh at bmarsh.com> wrote:
> > Trying to load up the test5 kernel and I have it compiled, etc. 
> > Also have been reading David's blurb on 2.6 and think I have all
> > that covered.
> >

> > On boot, I get an error:
> >
> > Kernel panic:  Attempted to kill init!
> >
> > Due to the debugging info I can't see what it was working on just
> > prior to the complaint, but it was well into the hardware discovery
> > phase.
> >
> > Anyone have a clue?
>
> Only one guess: did you compile as built-in (not module) support for
> your filesystem?  If that's not it, post your .config here so that we
> can eyeball it.
>

Good thought but I did build in XFS support and I think this is a 
different kind of error.   ("attempted to kill init")

> Other possibilities: smp support and acpm or framebuffer?  I don't use
> any of these, but I hear trouble reports.

Will look at those...   I did have test2 running at one time so maybe 
this isn't too tough to fix.

>
> Or, no support for your specific chipset?
>
> Also, how did you go about generating your .config?
>

Did a make mrproper and started from the test5 .config

> I've been using 2.6 for months now, and -test5 for several days, with
> no problems.

Will keep plugging at it.

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+ Bruce S. Marshall  bmarsh at bmarsh.com  Bellaire, MI         09/12/03 
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