2.1.41 __DEATH__

Richard B. Johnson (root@analogic.com)
Wed, 28 May 1997 21:48:42 -0400 (EDT)


Executing:

WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING

# more /proc/pci

On a non SMP machine gives instant DEATH. Can't see the screen. Can't
reboot, gets to "uncompressing" then hangs.

Booting on a rescue floppy shows no root file-system to mount.

CONFIG_MODULES=y
CONFIG_NET=y
CONFIG_PCI=y
CONFIG_MCA=y
CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
CONFIG_SYSCTL=y
CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=y
CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y
CONFIG_M586=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y
CONFIG_NETLINK=y
CONFIG_NET_ALIAS=y
CONFIG_INET=y
CONFIG_IP_ROUTER=y
CONFIG_NET_IPIP=y
CONFIG_IP_ALIAS=y
CONFIG_PATH_MTU_DISCOVERY=y
CONFIG_IP_NOSR=y
CONFIG_SKB_LARGE=y
CONFIG_SCSI=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y
CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX=y
CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
CONFIG_NET_ISA=y
CONFIG_NE2000=y
CONFIG_PPP=y
CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
CONFIG_FAT_FS=y
CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
CONFIG_PROC_FS=y
CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
CONFIG_NFSD=y
CONFIG_SUNRPC=y
CONFIG_LOCKD=y
CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y
CONFIG_VT=y
CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_SERIAL=y

I will make another floppy and mount another root tomorrow. I have a
recent 'tar' of the root fs --- tommorrow...

This is my SMP machine. Seems to work so far. No, I do NOT dare to
do as above until I make another back-up.

Cheers,
Dick
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Richard B Johnson
Analogic Corporation
Email : rjohnson@analogic.com, johnson@analogic.com
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