"Segmentation Fault"

bannerboy · n00b Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 27

OK, I'm recently rebuilding my system from stage 1 and bootstrapping off the old one. when I did emerge gentoo-dev-sources, I got kernel version 1.6.8-r3. I configured my kernel and tried to boot the mascine. when it got to "bringing lo up" said "oops" dumped the stack to the screen and gave me a segmantation fault. are there any kernel options that I would have to change to get it to not do this?

adaptr · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:48 pm Post subject:

Obviously, but since you don't give any info beyond the fact that it's an antique kernel version there's not much to go on, is there ?
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gonzo18 · n00b Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 18

try compiling your kernel with Magic SysRq and then try altgr+print+E

bannerboy · n00b Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 27

change that, I mis-typed, it's 2.6.8-r3

adaptr · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 12:08 am Post subject:

I understood that, but it was indicative of how little info there was...

Of course it can be your kernel config - how do we know ?
What did you change from the last one, and what exactly do you mean by "bootstrapping off the old installation" ?

Was that a fully completed emerge system ?

Because that is basically what the LiveCDs carry - a bare Gentoo system.

What would be the advantage of bootstrapping from an old system as opposed to doing a clean re-install from a LiveCD ?
I can't see it - you still have to build all 3 stages.
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>>> emerge (3 of 7) mcse/70-293 to /
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bannerboy · n00b Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 27

I'm just wondering if there is a spacific item on the kernel configuration that could be causing my problem

adaptr · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 1:51 am Post subject:

Well, again - how would we know which one ?

By its very nature, almost any kernel configuration item could be a potential show-stopper.
That's how important the kernel is, after all.

Since it stops at trying to bring lo up, I would suggest starting with the networking options...

Thought about my question yet ?
What is the point of bootstrapping from an on-disk system when you have to go through the exact same steps as with a LiveCD ?
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>>> emerge (3 of 7) mcse/70-293 to /
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bannerboy · n00b Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 27

the advantage, is that I still have all my old data, kernel configurations, and settings to look at.

adaptr · Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 4:51 am Post subject:

robet · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:35 pm Post subject:

this might help?:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=219998&highlight=segmentation+fault
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