booting fails: unable to handle kernel paging request at 40646461
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I upgraded from Xubuntu 8.10 to 9.04 today.
The new system fails to boot when I use the default kernel 2.6.28-11.
I use a fairly old Fujitsu-Siemens E6540 laptop.
It does boot without a problem when I select kernel 2.6.27-11 in grub.
The progress bar on the splash screen gets stuck at ca. 10%.
The boot console (with 'quiet' turned off) shows several errors (in fact so many that I can't scroll up to the first one) which start with this line:
BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 40646461
It is followed by varying statements, e.g. this one:
IP: [<c01b8c71>] _kmalloc+0x61/0xf0
I didn't write down anything further because I can't convince myself to write so much with pen and paper, but I can provide more information if needed.
New errors appear every minute or so when I leave the console idle.
It might have to do with PCMCIA, because each error says something about yenta_socket, but as I wrote I can only see the last few errors.
When I hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete, shutdown fails also with the same error.
BTW: The upgrade from 8.10 to 9.04 initially failed at the beginning of the third step (I forgot what it was, perhaps download packages?) because "another process is accessing the package database" (or similar), but it did pass when I tried again.
affects: | ubuntu → linux (Ubuntu) |
I have similar problems and I'm using the same laptop. I've failed to install 9.04 and also to run it from cd. 8.10 works properly.
When I try to boot from CD it brings me thist message:
* Loading hardware drivers
udevd-event[2241]: /sbin/modprobe -b pci:0000125Dd00 001978sv000010c Fsd00001053bc04 sc01i00'
abnormal exit
Segmentation fault
Here's my complete hardware list:
CPU INFORMATION
GenuineIntel, Pentium III (Coppermine)
Number of CPUs: 1
CPU clock currently at 598.398 MHz with 256 KB cache
Numbering: family(6) model(8) stepping(3)
Bogomips: 1196.79
Flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse up
MEMORY INFORMATION
Total memory: 502 MB
Total swap: 839 MB
STORAGE INFORMATION
SCSI device - scsi0
Vendor: ATA
Model: TOSHIBA MK2016GA
SCSI device - scsi1
Vendor: SONY
Model: DVD RW DW-Q58A
HARDWARE INFORMATION
MOTHERBOARD
Host bridge
Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
Subsystem: Fujitsu Limited. Device 1039
PCI bridge(s)
Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
USB controller(s)
Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
IDE interface
Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) (prog-if 80 [Master])
GRAPHIC CARD
VGA controller
ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x (rev 64)
Subsystem: Fujitsu Limited. Device 1074
SOUND CARD
Multimedia controller
ESS Technology ES1978 Maestro 2E (rev 10)
Subsystem: Fujitsu Limited. Device 1053
NETWORK
Ethernet controller
Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
Subsystem: Netgear Device 5d00