Re: 2.1.41 __DEATH__

Trevor Johnson (trevor@jpj.net)
Thu, 29 May 1997 18:44:47 +0000 (Local time zone must be set--see zic manual pagtrevor@jpj.net


> 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.

It doesn't do that for me:

% more /proc/pci
PCI devices found:
Bus 0, device 19, function 0:
Ethernet controller: Realtek 8029 (rev 0).
Medium devsel. IRQ 255.
I/O at 0x6100.
Bus 0, device 7, function 1:
IDE interface: Intel 82371SB Natoma/Triton II PIIX3 (rev 0).
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable.
Latency=32.
I/O at 0xf000.
Bus 0, device 7, function 0:
ISA bridge: Intel 82371SB Natoma/Triton II PIIX3 (rev 1).
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable. No
bursts.
Bus 0, device 0, function 0:
Host bridge: Intel 82437VX Triton II (rev 2).
Medium devsel. Master Capable. Latency=32.
% what `which more`
/bin/more
Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
more.c 5.19 (Berkeley) 6/29/88

I didn't have problems with cat, less, or most either. Right now I'm
having a script do "more /proc/pci" repetitively (no, it isn't mailing you
the results ;)).

> 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

CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
CONFIG_MODULES=y
CONFIG_KERNELD=y
CONFIG_NET=y
CONFIG_PCI=y
CONFIG_PCI_OPTIMIZE=y
CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
CONFIG_SYSCTL=y
CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=m
CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y
CONFIG_BINFMT_JAVA=m
CONFIG_M586=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
CONFIG_PNP_PARPORT=m
CONFIG_PNP=y
CONFIG_PNP_PARPORT_AUTOPROBE=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRITON=y
CONFIG_IDE_CHIPSETS=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=m
CONFIG_INET=y
CONFIG_NET_IPIP=m
CONFIG_PATH_MTU_DISCOVERY=y
CONFIG_IP_NOSR=y
CONFIG_SCSI=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=m
CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR_VENDOR=y
CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=m
CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN=y
CONFIG_SCSI_AHA1542=m
CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
CONFIG_NET_ISA=y
CONFIG_EEXPRESS=m
CONFIG_NE2000=m
CONFIG_PPP=y
CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
CONFIG_FAT_FS=y
CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=m
CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS=m
CONFIG_PROC_FS=y
CONFIG_NFS_FS=m
CONFIG_SUNRPC=m
CONFIG_LOCKD=m
CONFIG_SMB_FS=m
CONFIG_SMB_WIN95=y
CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=m
CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=y
CONFIG_VT=y
CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_SERIAL=y
CONFIG_PRINTER=m
CONFIG_PRINTER_READBACK=y
CONFIG_SOUND=m
CONFIG_LOWLEVEL_SOUND=y
CONFIG_AWE32_SYNTH=y
CONFIG_PROFILE=y

I have the SMP=1 line commented out.
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Trevor Johnson