Well, if you can run "passwd", can you run "nm"
or some other utility to see if libc.so.6 does
in fact define the symbol _sec0?
Kevin K.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fuxin Zhang" <fxzhang@ict.ac.cn>
To: <linux-mips@oss.sgi.com>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 3:48 PM
> hello,linux-mips
> I am porting support of Algorithmics P6032 evalution board from
> 2.2 kernel to 2.4. I started with the kernel 2.4.3 from hardhat2.0
> distribution.Now I am able to boot the kernel but it hangs up when
> trying to exec /sbin/init.The error message is something like:
> Init: Kernel panic: trying to kill init
> Init:error loading libc.so.6, undefined symbol _sec0
>
> But if i let the kernel execute /bin/ash.static directly,it can give me
> a shell while complaining something like" no tty found,job control
disabled". Then I can use most commands such as ls,passwd,cat.So the
> libc.so.6 can't be a corrupted one.
>
> The test environment is:
> Algorithmics P6032 with a idt79RC64474 CPU
> IDE hard disk(IBM Deskstar 40M,7200rpm)
> Kernel options:
> pci,ide(with/without dma,multimode) enabled
> serial console enabled
>
> What can be the cause?
>
> I suspect the ide driver first.But disabling dma doesn't help and it
> seems to work quite well under ash.
>
> I am investigating the cause,if you want,I can provide more
> information.
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards
> Fuxin Zhang
> fxzhang@ict.ac.cn
>
