<snip> The problem below is caused by a .mips3 directive in xchg_u32. I talked to Ralf and Maciel about the problem; Ralf sent a patch but I don't see it applied in the tree yet. Try this: Index: include/asm-mips/system.h =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/linux/include/asm-mips/system.h,v retrieving revision 1.85 diff -u -r1.85 system.h --- include/asm-mips/system.h 23 Jun 2005 15:57:18 -0000 1.85 +++ include/asm-mips/system.h 29 Jun 2005 12:01:54 -0000 @@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ __asm__ __volatile__( " .set mips3 \n" "1: ll %0, %3 # xchg_u32 \n" + " .set mips0 \n" " move %2, % z4 \n" + " .set mips3 \n" " sc %2, % 1 \n" " beqzl %2, 1b \n" ROT_IN_PIECES @@ -195,7 +197,9 @@ __asm__ __volatile__( " .set mips3 \n" "1: ll %0, %3 # xchg_u32 \n" + " .set mips0 \n" " move %2, % z4 \n" + " .set mips3 \n" " sc %2, % 1 \n" " beqz %2, 1b \n" #ifdef CONFIG_SMP Pete > eth1: link up > ., OK > IP-Config: Got DHCP answer from 255.255.255.255, my address is 10.200.1.54 > IP-Config: Complete: > device=eth0, addr=10.200.1.54, mask=255.255.0.0, gw=10.200.0.1, > host=10.200.1.54, domain=sel, nis-domain=(none), > bootserver=255.255.255.255, rootserver=10.200.0.198, rootpath= > Looking up port of RPC 100003/2 on 10.200.0.198 > Reserved instruction in kernel code in > arch/mips/kernel/traps.c::do_ri, line 706[#1]: > Cpu 0 > $ 0 : 00000000 1000fc00 00010000 00000000 > $ 4 : 812b8e40 00000093 00000000 811df97c > $ 8 : 00000040 812b9e40 00000000 812a4e10 > $12 : 0000ffff 00200200 00100100 812a3ef4 > $16 : 812b8e40 00000000 812b8e40 00000060 > $20 : 8042a6e0 00010000 811df90c 80144b20 > $24 : 00000000 00000001 > $28 : 811de000 811df8f0 8042a6e0 802facd0 > Hi : 00000000 > Lo : 00000780 > epc : 802ca258 sock_alloc_send_skb+0x74/0x5c8 Not tainted > ra : 802facd0 ip_append_data+0x7c8/0xa34 > Status: 1000fc03 KERNEL EXL IE > Cause : 00800028 > PrId : 03030200 > Modules linked in: > Process swapper (pid: 1, threadinfo=811de000, task=80456bf0) > Stack : c600c80a 3601c80a 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 00000074 00000000 812b8e40 00000060 812b8e40 812b9e40 00000060 00000008 > 812b8e98 802facd0 00000000 00000093 00000000 811df97c 00000000 00000000 > 00000000 00000000 812b9e40 00000000 00000010 00000000 000005dc 00000000 > ... > Call Trace: > [<802facd0>] ip_append_data+0x7c8/0xa34 > [<8031e3c4>] udp_sendmsg+0x224/0xa08 > [<802fa44c>] ip_generic_getfrag+0x0/0xbc > [<802c6558>] sock_sendmsg+0xac/0xf0 > [<80334890>] fn_hash_lookup+0x100/0x150 > [<80334890>] fn_hash_lookup+0x100/0x150 > [<80144b20>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x44 > [<802c65c0>] kernel_sendmsg+0x24/0x38 > [<80362f48>] xdr_sendpages+0x1dc/0x29c > [<80355284>] xprt_transmit+0xec/0x5f4 > [<80144b20>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x44 > [<803529c4>] call_transmit+0x1f4/0x2d4 > [<80356674>] rpc_delete_timer+0xdc/0x108 > [<80357cb4>] __rpc_execute+0xa8/0x54c > [<80420000>] init_mtdchar+0x20/0x60 > [<80144b20>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x44 > [<8035976c>] rpcauth_bindcred+0xac/0x248 > [<80144b20>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x44 > [<80420000>] init_mtdchar+0x20/0x60 > [<80420000>] init_mtdchar+0x20/0x60 > [<80420000>] init_mtdchar+0x20/0x60 > [<80351d28>] rpc_call_sync+0x8c/0xd8 > [<80351d14>] rpc_call_sync+0x78/0xd8 > [<80361fdc>] pmap_create+0x74/0xc0 > [<80420000>] init_mtdchar+0x20/0x60 > [<803622e8>] rpc_getport_external+0x11c/0x180 > [<80420000>] init_mtdchar+0x20/0x60 > [<8041b854>] root_nfs_getport+0x8c/0xa8 > [<80420000>] init_mtdchar+0x20/0x60 > [<80254000>] snprintf+0x14/0x20 > [<8041bb94>] nfs_root_data+0x324/0x3a8 > [<80420000>] init_mtdchar+0x20/0x60 > [<80128f24>] printk+0x1c/0x28 > [<80144b20>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x44 > [<80420000>] init_mtdchar+0x20/0x60 > [<8013e444>] flush_workqueue+0x28/0x34 > [<80197f58>] path_lookup+0xe0/0x3d0 > [<80194c78>] getname+0x28/0xf8 > [<80198644>] __user_walk+0x78/0x94 > [<80420000>] init_mtdchar+0x20/0x60 > [<80409cb0>] mount_root+0xac/0x1c4 > [<80144b20>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x44 > [<80420000>] init_mtdchar+0x20/0x60 > [<80420000>] init_mtdchar+0x20/0x60 > [<80409e10>] prepare_namespace+0x48/0x148 > [<8013e444>] flush_workqueue+0x28/0x34 > [<8010065c>] init+0x200/0x264 > [<80100574>] init+0x118/0x264 > [<80105e20>] kernel_thread_helper+0x10/0x18 > [<80105e10>] kernel_thread_helper+0x0/0x18 > > > Code: 10400091 0280f021 c20300a0 <0000102d> e20200a0 1040fffc > 00000000 00032823 14a0009f > Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! > > > > > Also, I tried to run 2.4.31 on db1550, but got no luck to get the hard > drive working, which also crashes during the probing process: > probing for hda: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATA > probing for hda: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATAPI > probing for hdb: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATA > probing for hdb: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATAPI > probing for hdc: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATA > probing for hdc: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATAPI > probing for hdd: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATA > probing for hdd: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATAPI > probing for hde: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATA > probing for hde: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATAPI > probing for hdf: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATA > probing for hdf: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATAPI > probing for hdg: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATA > hdg: IBM-DTTA-350840, ATA DISK drive > probing for hdh: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATA > probing for hdh: present=0, media=32, probetype=ATAPI > Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00000000, > epc == 801e77f0, ra == 801e7b48 > Oops in fault.c::do_page_fault, line 206: >