problem upgrading 2.4.20 i586 kernel to 2.4.20 i686 kernel 2006-03-26 - By Brian Ashe
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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 (See http://nel-2.ora-code.com).4.20-46.9.legacy.athlon.rpm is available at fedoralegacy.org.
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