[linux-help] Re: kernel panic

[keith frost <pfrostie@xxxxxxxxx>]

at this point all i know to say is good luck.
sorry i could not help more.




--- Anne McCadden <amccadden@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I'm still not sure what the problem is, but I do
> know that it has a
> runaway script on bootup.  I tried to run an update
> on the hard drive
> and that is when I saw the looping script.  The hard
> drive may have a
> trojan or a corrupt file.  I might have had a power
> glitch that
> corrupted some files on the hard drive.  I already
> have RedHat 7.2 with
> the 2.4 kernal.  
> 
> I was prepared to replace the mobo and/or hard
> drive.  All the hardware
> was throughly tested and checks out ok.  I decided
> to replace the hard
> drive and will try to recover some important files
> off the old hard
> drive before I zero it out.  What a bizzare
> experience!  ~Anne
> 
> phrostie wrote:
> > 
> > have you tried putting the old drive back in?
> > that might help determine if it's the drive or the
> board.
> > 
> > sounds like the default kernal that you are
> installing does not have
> > (correct) support for your larger drive.  i had a
> similar issue a while back.
> > i went from a 2.4 kernal to a 2.2 kernal and it
> went away.
> > 
> > can you boot with either a 2.2 or a more recent
> 2.4?
> > 
> > On Sunday 03 March 2002 21:17, you wrote:
> > > I don't consider hard drives to be major, mobo's
> are major.
> > >
> > > With the power off, I disconnected the 20GB hard
> drive and connected a
> > > 40GB hard drive.  The 40gb hard drive is brand
> new and I was going to do
> > > a new install.  I'm a computer tech so I know to
> be careful with the
> > > electronic components.  When I setup the CMOS to
> boot off the CD-ROM and
> > > started the install is when I got the kernal
> panic.  I tried to boot off
> > > of a floppy with the same message.  Again with
> the power off, I
> > > connected the 20gb hard drive back and rebooted,
> it said that the kernal
> > > panic was from the interupt controller.  I
> suspect that it is the mobo
> > > or cpu. The pc was also in a reboot loop just
> before the kernal panic.
> > > The only other kernal panic that I have had is
> when the another mobo
> > > died from blown caps.
> > > ~Anne
> > >
> > > bbales wrote:
> > > > What do you mean "Upgrade the hard drive?"  I
> have not much imagination,
> > > > but upgrade the hard drive to me sounds like
> kinda major.
> > > > bruce
> > > >
> > > > On Sunday 03 March 2002 07:05 pm, you wrote:
> > > > > I shutdown one of the linux boxes to upgrade
> the hard drive and now I
> > > > > am getting a kernal panic.  It has been
> about 4 months since last
> > > > > reboot and hasn't had any problems (that I
> have noticed).  Any ideas
> > > > > for this poor Athalon.  ~Anne
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