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Did you compile the kernel as a 386? Thats the only mode I even got close to running linux right with. Anthony On Wed, 25 Aug 1999 brad at 110.net wrote: > Anthony, > > I am using a cyrix 300. Though linux times it being a 225 MHz processer. i > recompiled the kernel, and tried to run it, but i got the same error, I got a > screen full of garbage, and at the end it said attemping to kill idle task - > not syncing. Thanks for the thought, > > thanks, > -brad > > On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, you wrote: > > Hello, > > What kind of proccessor do you have? I put linux up on a cryix > > 300 once and compilied the kernel for a pentium - and it had similar > > results. Have you tried compiling you kernel for a 386? > > > > Just a thought, > > Anthony > > > > On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Jerry Feldman {75562} wrote: > > > > > I'm just grasping at straws here. I would suggest you try a few things: > > > First, go back to an earlier kernel. If you have the sources, say, 2.2.10 or > > > earlier, try building it with the same configuration. > > > > > > Also, I don't think your problem is related to X or graphics since you have > > > a problem in command line. You could try to crash the system from single > > > user mode, but that might be a bit harder. > > > > > > I would also look at the IRQs you have assigned. You could have an IRQ > > > conflict. I don't recall what command line utilities are available to list > > > IRQs, but the KDE control panel has this capability. > > > > > > You could also have a board without a driver generating a spurious > > > interrupt, a bad driver, or whatever. Do the quickest things first, which is > > > probably booting a backup kernel. > > > > > > -- > > > Jerry Feldman (HP On-Site Consultant) http://gbrweb.msd.ray.com/~gzf/ > > > +-------------------------------------------------------+-----Note: ------+ > > > | Raytheon Electronic Systems (W) (781)999-1837/1-1837 | My views may not| > > > | Mail Stop: S3SG10 (F) (781)999-4030/1-4030 | reflect the | > > > | 180 Hartwell Road (W) gzf at gbr.msd.ray.com | views of my | > > > | Bedford, MA 01730-2498 (FWD:H+W) gaf at blu.org | employer. | > > > +-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ > > > - > > > Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with > > > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the > > > message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored). > > > > > > > - > > Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with > > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the > > message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored). > - Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored).
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