Re: Plea for help

[Ian Pilcher <i.pilcher-Wuw85uim5zDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>]

Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> Is there some reason that you build a kernel with both APM and ACPI
> support?  Can you test it without APM support, to see if it changes any?

Sorry about the delay.  I had to get all of these kernels, config files,
etc. under control.  (I now have a new appreciation for EXTRAVERSION.)
As a result, I've got three completely new sets of data for your holiday
enjoyment.

The starting point is the i686-smp kernel configuration from Fedora Core
1 (which has both APM and ACPI turned on).  I've built kernel 2.4.23
with ACPI 20031203 with this configuration and called it
2.4.23fc_config.  Then I disabled APM support and built 2.4.23no_apm.
Finally, I turned on frame pointers and build 2.4.23frame_ptrs.

The kernel configs, System.map files, and boot logs for all three of
these kernel are in http://home.comcast.net/~i.pilcher/panics.tar.gz.

> The dmesg files aren't complete boot logs.  Can you provide complete
> boot logs for these 2 cases (panic & hang)?

I knew I wasn't going to get through this without buying a null-modem
cable.  The boot logs in the above tarball were all captured on my
laptop; I hope that's what you're looking for.  Unfortunately, the text
of the panic message is garbled in several of the logs.

I also found that the behavior changes depending on whether I use a
local console (in addition to the serial console) or not.  In the case
of the fc_config kernel, the system actually boots successfully if I use
*only* a serial console.  Check the kernel command line in each boot log
to see what's what.

Am I crazy to think that this almost has to be a race condition?

I'll be out of town until the 29th without access to this system.  I
want to say thanks for taking the time to respond to my "plea".

Happy Holidays!

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Ian Pilcher                                        i.pilcher-Wuw85uim5zDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org
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