Re: Kernel kernel-2.6.25.4-10.fc8 - problem

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 12:35 +0100, Manuel Moreno wrote:
> I administer two machines one dual centrino and one quad phenom both of
> them with 4Gb ram and both using x86_64. All 2.6.25 series kernels are
> toxic in fc8 and also in fc9. Righ now I have to run fc9 with last
> 2.6.24 fc8 kernel (2.6.24.7-92.fc9, that is the corresponding fc8
> kernel recompiled in fc9) as kernels 2.6.24 run fine on them.
> 
> On shutting down they panic (most of the times).
> 
> On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 09:52 +0000, Mike C wrote:
> > I just updated to kernel-2.6.25.4-10.fc8 in a Dell 5150.
> > 
> > I use Crossover to run Office XP - and up till now Excel XP has been fine.
> > As soon as I booted to the new kernel and opened two excel files, and then
> > did a copy followed by "paste special" - on hitting "enter" the entire machine
> > crashed. Not just Office, or Crossover or X - but the new kernel crashed.
> > I could not use ctrl-alt-backspace, nor could I use alt-sysrq-b - 
> > 
> > This is dreadful.
> > 
> > I rebooted and tried the same again - the kernel crashed at the same point.
> > 
> > On reverting to the previous kernel-2.6.24.7-92.fc8 - all is well again.
> > 
> > Anyone else seeing nasty things happening with the new kernel in F8?
> > 

I've got an older PowerEdge that hangs at "Starting udev..." with the
new kernel, 2.6.24.XXX works fine.


Brian

-- 
fedora-test-list mailing list
fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx
To unsubscribe: 
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list

[Index of Archives]     [Fedora Desktop]     [Fedora SELinux]     [Photo Sharing]     [Yosemite Forum]     [KDE Users]

  Powered by Linux