I am trying a custom 2.6.8 kernel now, and here is my 2.6.12.4 .config file.
Let me know what you think.

Thanks

Jon

Alejandro Bonilla wrote:

>>Hi,
>>
>>   I am in need of some help!
>>I have installed Debian which has 2.6.8-2 kernel on it.  After a fresh
>>install I downloaded the 2.6.12.4 kernel and went to upgrade.  After
>>making the necessary changes in menuconfig I rebuilt the kernel and
>>install it.  It boots up until I get:
>>Modules linked in:
>>CPU:       0
>>EIP:         0060:[c026d55d]   Not tainted VLI
>>EFLAGS: 00010006    (2.6.12.4)
>>EIP is at adpt_isr+0x178/0x1f5
>>.......
>>Cut out for space and time as I am typeing it all in.
>>........
>><0>Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt
>>
>>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>I have been messing with this issue for the past 3 days now.  I have
>>tried 2.6.11, 2.6.11.11, 2.6.12, 2.6.12.3, 2.6.12.4 and all of those
>>kernels end up with the same problem.
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Jon
>>    
>>
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>AFAIK, you have to be in Debian Sid to use 2.6.13 as the base system needs
>some updates. Anyway, your /usr/src/linux-2.6.12-4/.config will be required
>to know if you are doing something wrong...
>
>Does this also occur with a custom 2.6.8 kernel?
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>.Alejandro
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