*SOLVED* Boot LiveCD == /bin/ash error.

Xenon2050 · n00b Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 63

Now it gets past that (after fidling with bios settings) but it gets stuck and says "fatal exception in interupt not syncing"

jkroon · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 7:57 pm Post subject:

Kernel oops/panic?
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Xenon2050 · n00b Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 63

(0) Kernal Panic. Then is says all the things I just stated.

jkroon · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 8:22 pm Post subject:

It should also give a stack trace, problem is that since it's a boot CD I don't think it actually starts a syslogger, and even if it did, it doesn't sync so there is no way to capture the trace. You have two choices imho:

1) Try using another boot cd (like knoppix).
2) Try to analyse the stack trace to see what is going wrong (or post the trace - enjoy the typing ...).

No 2 is only feasible if it gives you function names, and even then it only gives one a rough idea of whats up. Since it's inside an interrupt handler I would immediately be suspect of controller issues (ie, scsi/ide controller) or network issues (try swapping out the card, I had some really ugly problems with LG, Acton and SMC cards giving this problem when receiving packets - and timeouts when transmitting, now using two eepro100 cards and all my problems magically disapeared).
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Xenon2050 · n00b Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 63

Okay I'll disable the NIC and if that works try to find another one. I'm sure I got one around here somewhere. Thanks... I guess I should download knopix... How would i go about setting up linux if I started with knopix?

jkroon · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 8:44 pm Post subject:

Exactly the same. The startup is the only thing that differs (as in different splash screens/auto detection) - and no, I'm not joking. Oh yes, and the initial stages is not available on the knoppix cd - obviously. Which might be problematic for some people. Other than that it is exactly the same iirc. Anyway, the time your outside of the chroot is so short that if there is any differences it will only be during about the first 5 to 10 minutes of configuration.

Oh, boot knoppix as "knoppix 2" to ensure that you don't get a gui (it chows up precious RAM).
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Xenon2050 · n00b Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 63

When I disable the NIC I get the same problem as I was having before. It hangs when finding one of the SCSI cards.

jkroon · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 8:50 pm Post subject:

Eek. That is not good. You say "one of the scsi cards" ? Can you pinpoint exactly which one?
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Xenon2050 · n00b Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 63

"sum53c8xx...scsi_transport_spi,"
Is what it says exactely.

jkroon · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:43 pm Post subject:

Right, as hard as it is for me, I have to admit defeat. I'm out of my depth - good luck. Try the knoppix aproach, other than that I have no ideas.
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Xenon2050 · n00b Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 63

Thanks for your help though.

tomk · Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 1:17 am Post subject:

Moved from Installing Gentoo, please see this sticky topic:

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=152855
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