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From: Danny ter Haar <dth@dth.net>
To: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Q: new kernel not booting (init segfaults) : how to debug ?
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:24:10 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070924192410.GA8881@dth.net> (raw)

System: firewall
-Epia 5000 via c3 system 
-bios 2.07 (latest available, upgraded from 1.09 with same behaviour)
-128Mb flash memory (ide emulation)
-256mb ram
-voyage linux (debian based)
Runs "standard" kernel just fine, 2.6.22.17 also compiles/runs
where as 2.6.23-rcX wont

Typed over from screenshot:

---------------------------------------
NET: Registered protocol family 1
NET: Registered protocol family 17
Using IPI Shortcut mode
Freeing unused kernel memory: 148k freed
init[1]: segfault at 85890000 eip 85890000 esp bfcfcb8c error 4
init[1]: segfault at 85890000 eip 85890000 esp bfcfcb8c error 4
init[1]: segfault at 85890000 eip 85890000 esp bfcfcb8c error 4
init[1]: segfault at 85890000 eip 85890000 esp bfcfcb8c error 4
init[1]: segfault at 85890000 eip 85890000 esp bfcfcb8c error 4
init[1]: segfault at 85890000 eip 85890000 esp bfcfcb8c error 4
init[1]: segfault at 85890000 eip 85890000 esp bfcfcb8c error 4
init[1]: segfault at 85890000 eip 85890000 esp bfcfcb8c error 4
init[1]: segfault at 85890000 eip 85890000 esp bfcfcb8c error 4
init[1]: segfault at 85890000 eip 85890000 esp bfcfcb8c error 4
printk: 788820 messages suppressed.
---------------------------------------

The only thing changed is the kernel.
I'm just plain flabbergasted about why this occurs and complete
lost how to debug/persue this any further.

Kernel config/systemmap etc at http://www.dth.net/kernel/c3/

Danny

             reply	other threads:[~2007-09-24 19:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-09-24 19:24 Danny ter Haar [this message]
2007-09-24 20:15 ` Q: new kernel not booting (init segfaults) : how to debug ? Chuck Ebbert

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