Major problems (kernel panic)

SoupyC · n00b Joined: 10 May 2004 Posts: 16 Location: Nevada

Hi everyone:
I am attempting to install Gentoo as a way to learn a little more about Linux. Right now I am running FC1 on an old P2 400 and I wish to get rid of it and install Gentoo. I have 2004.1 live-cds, both the universal and the minimal and everytime I boot with the gentoo or gentoo-nofp kernel it gives me this:

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000286
printing eip:
*pde = 00000000
Oops: 0000
CPU: 0
EIP: 0010:[<00000286>] Not tainted
EFLAGS: 00010082

After that it gives me a whole bunch of addresses and then

Bad EIP Value
<0> Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!

Then it locks completely and I have to turn it off with the power button. I have MD5d and tried these CDs on other computers and they work fine, but I would really like to get it going on this particular computer! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Eric

miunk · Apprentice Joined: 24 Sep 2002 Posts: 199

There are other options you can pass the livecd kernels. Try some of those.

spb · Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 2:14 pm Post subject:

Have you tried the SMP kernel? That might work better, even if you don't have SMP.

SoupyC · n00b Joined: 10 May 2004 Posts: 16 Location: Nevada

well, I am trying the 2004.0 CD right now, and it is going through the hardware detection, and is a little further than it was before, so lets see what that does.

and I am at the root prompt! I dont know why this didnt work last night but i sure did try it.