Re: problem upgrading 2.4.20 i586 kernel to 2.4.20 i686 kernel

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 01:34:10 -0500, Brian Ashe <[email protected]> wrote

> On Tuesday March 21, 2006 5:15 pm, Ralph E. Kenyon, Jr. wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> ...better info....
>>
>> I've been using RedHat 9 successfully for years on a 350 Mhz cpu, but  
>> the
>> Socket 7 mother board gave out.
>> I upgraded to a 2.93 Mhz athalon with a new box and motherboard.
>> It runs just fine on the 2.4.20-43.9.legacy i586 kernel, but the cpu is
>> now an i686, so I wanted to update.
>> I tried to update my kernel to the i686 version, but got a slew of  
>> errors,
>> so I waited until another update was available.
>> Next I installed the 2.4.20-46.9.legacy i686 kernel.
>> RPM -ivh reported that it was unable to erase /tmp/initrd.mnt.d9ahz0.
>> That directory appears to be empty.
>>
>> The i586 kernel works just fine, but the i686 kernel won't boot.
>>
>> The system halts with the following:
>>
>> Code: ff 50 10 eb d0 eb 0d 90 90 90 ...
>> <0>Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!
>> <3>pc_keyb: Controller jammed (0x15).
>>
>> I've searched for the message, but found suggestions of hardware  
>> problems.
>> Since the system runs just fine on the i586 kernel I'm inclined to think
>> it's not hardware.
>>
>> Some claim Redhat 9 is just to old for new hot hardware, but that  
>> doesn't
>> explain why it runs just fine on the i586 kernel.
>>
>> Can anyone suggest what might be done to try to get a boot?
>
> Since you don't have an i686 (that's Intel) why not try the Athlon  
> kernel and
> see if that helps.
>
> The kernel-2.4.20-46.9.legacy.athlon.rpm is available at  
> fedoralegacy.org.
>
Hi Brian,
Thanks.
Oops - I can't read!
I tried installing that kernel, and rpm reported that I don't have an  
athalon.
I don't know why my 62 year old memory has flaws, but it apparently does.
My new cpu is actually an Intel Celeron D 340 2.93Ghz processor,
and the old kernel reports it as an i686,
so I still have the same problem.




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