Re: Can't boot 2.1.130 (Oops)

Romano Giannetti (romano@upco.es)
Fri, 27 Nov 1998 19:11:37 +0100

On Fri, Nov 27, 1998 at 11:22:28AM -0500, rdicaire@vic.com wrote:
> Booting 2.1.130:
> Libc5, gcc 2.7.2.3 AMD K5 166, IDE
>
> Kernel begins boot, after kswapd I get:
>
> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000ce0
> current->tss.cr3 = 00101000, xcr3 = 00101000
> *pde = 00000000
> Oops: 0000
> CPU: 0
> EIP: 0010:[<c022f040>]
> EFLAGS: 00010202
> (there is more after this....if that information is needed I can send it)

Let me try to guess... you are using ATI framebuffer? I think Philipp
has a patch to it.

BTW: I recompiled 2.1.130 without ATI fb support (I have a ATI Rage
IIC) and now it is happily running. With the generic svga framebuffer.

Bye,
Romano

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Electronic Engineer - phone +34 915 422 800 ext 2410  fax +34 915 596 569


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