Remove any CD/DVD from drive and reboot - spinlock problems are being tacked in bugzilla - mostly solved but reappeared in 2.6.13 (for me). <div>On 10/9/05, Antonio Olivares <<a href="mailto:olivares14031@yahoo.com">olivares14031@yahoo.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Dear kind folks, I have run into a little problem. I just ask for advice as I have never resolved one of these issues before. I get a kernel panic. Message: ==================================================== Initializing hardware... storage networking audioKernel panic - not syncing: drivers/pci/pci-driver.c: 155 spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock d8abf658. (Tainted: P) ==================================================== I removed the kernel and I reinstalled it and the message is still there. [root@localhost olivares]# yum remove kernel-2.6.13-1.1526_FC4 Setting up Remove Process Resolving Dependencies --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.13-1.1526_FC4 set to be erased --> Running transaction check Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Removing: kernel i686 2.6.13-1.1526_FC4 installed 42 M Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 0 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 1 Package(s) Total download size: 0 Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Removing : kernel ######################### [1/1] Removed: kernel.i686 0:2.6.13-1.1526_FC4 Complete! [root@localhost olivares]# rpm -ivh /media/cdrecorder/Downloads/kernel- 2.6.13-1.1526_FC4.i686.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:kernel ########################################### [100%] [root@localhost olivares]# I tried pressing the I for interactive but it just went through and I got the message again. Initializing hardware... storage networking audioKernel panic - not syncing: drivers/pci/pci-driver.c: 155 spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock d8abf658. (Tainted: P) Best Regards, Antonio __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! <a href="http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs">http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs</a> -- fedora-list mailing list <a href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</a> To unsubscribe: <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list </a> </blockquote></div> -- Anil Kumar Shrama