From: Simon Kirby <sim@netnation.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
Cc: m.schimschak@gmx.de
Subject: Re: [Danger] 2.4.14pre3-pre5: Queueing changes broken? [Re: [2.4.14-pre3] kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device]
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 08:19:59 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011031081959.A30992@netnation.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87pu76fd2l.fsf@hobbes.masch.org> <20011030205858.A571@netnation.com>
In-Reply-To: <20011030205858.A571@netnation.com>
On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 08:58:59PM -0800, Simon Kirby wrote:
> Something is definitely broken with the kernel here. My box was up and
> running fine with 2.4.14pre5 until I just decided to remove hdb from the
> box to move it to another box. I had:
>
> Oct 29 21:17:19 oof kernel: hda: ST360021A, ATA DISK drive
> Oct 29 21:17:19 oof kernel: hdb: IBM-DTLA-307045, ATA DISK drive
> Oct 29 21:17:19 oof kernel: hdc: Pioneer DVD-ROM ATAPIModel DVD-106S 010, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
> Oct 29 21:17:19 oof kernel: hdd: LITE-ON LTR-24102B, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
>
> I took out hdb, and I got the looping "Attempt to access beyond end of
> device" message, followed by fsck saying the filesystem had errors on the
> next boot (in which I entered single-user mode in and tried to fsck
> manually). Every normal bootup had the looping failure message.
>
> My fallback, 2.4.10pre10, boots fine with hdb missing.
Confirmed that reattaching the hdb drive makes the kernel boot up fine,
and removing it again makes it blow up. I left my null modem cable at
work so I wasn't able to get a serial console log, but I will get one
tonight.
Simon-
[ Stormix Technologies Inc. ][ NetNation Communications Inc. ]
[ sim@stormix.com ][ sim@netnation.com ]
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-10-31 16:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-10-29 19:42 [2.4.14-pre3] kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device m.schimschak
2001-10-31 4:58 ` [Danger] 2.4.14pre3-pre5: Queueing changes broken? [Re: [2.4.14-pre3] kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device] Simon Kirby
2001-10-31 16:19 ` Simon Kirby [this message]
2001-11-01 4:42 ` Simon Kirby
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