Re: [slackware-alphadevel] Kernel Oops 0 on boot on AlphaServer 400 4/233 :-(

From: Jesper Juhl (juhl@eisenstein.dk)
Date: Thu Nov 30 2000 - 16:40:13 PST


> > but when I try to boot the default kernel I get a kernel Oops

> Oh no! I've gotten one report that the kernel does not boot on a Miata.
> I find this weird because it runs on my DS20 and on Patrick's Aspen
> Durango. However, we can probably pretty easily solve this.

> Okay, my first suggestion would be to take my .config file from the
> generic kernel and change the machine type to match your machine. Try
> booting that. If it doesn't work, see if you can figure out what
specific
> piece of hardware makes the kernel crash and I'll throw in a kernel to
fix
> it.

I'll try that later, for now I'm using the Debian kernel...

> For now, you can probably just use the Debian kernel on your Slackware
> system.

I did that, and it boots just fine (except for som unresolved module
symbols - but that's to be expected).

By the way, I expect that there is no reason to CC you when submitting
bug-reports. I'll be submitting quite a few very soon and I'll just send
them to the list.

/Jesper Juhl - juhl@eisenstein.dk



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