Kernel crash

[Bob Chiodini]

On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 18:28 +0000, Chethiya Ranaweera wrote:
> 
> >From: Bob Chiodini <rchiodin at bellsouth.net>
> >Reply-To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> >To: Fedora Core <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> >Subject: Re: Kernel crash
> >Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 11:06:43 -0500
> >
> >On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 15:43 +0000, Chethiya Ranaweera wrote:
> > >
> > > >From: Bob Chiodini <rchiodin at bellsouth.net>
> > > >Reply-To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> > > >To: Fedora Core <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> > > >Subject: Re: Kernel crash
> > > >Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 08:40:15 -0500
> > > >
> > > >On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 05:24 +0000, Chethiya Ranaweera wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > Hey guys,
> > > > > I followed your instructions and made some improvements. But my luck 
> >ran
> > > >out
> > > > > and landed on some other problems. Ok let me explain.
> > > > > Like said above I turned off kudzu and rebooted in runlevel 3. Then 
> >the
> > > > > system got stuck on cups. So I booted my old kernel and turned off 
> >cups
> > > >also
> > > > > and rebooted with the new kernel on runlevel 3. This time it  booted
> > > >without
> > > > > any problem and gave me the login screen.  But now I can not use my
> > > >mouse or
> > > > > keyboard. The lights do not show up when I tried to move the mouse 
> >or
> > > >type
> > > > > in. Maybe because I turned off kudzu before. So I can get to login
> > > >screen
> > > > > w/o any problem and that's just it.... Now what should I do?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >Chethiya,
> > > >
> > > >How about a complete description of your system, motherboard, disk,
> > > >graphics card, memory, etc.  Excuse me if you already did, I did not 
> >see
> > > >it.
> > > >
> > > >Are you up to date with the latest packages.  You're not running 
> >rawhide
> > > >are you?
> > > >
> > > >In the mean time you can try adding noapic to the kernel command line,
> > > >try booting a uniprocessor kernel (if it's a SMP box).
> > > >
> > > >Bob...
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > Bob,
> > > My system is up2date with the latest packages. And here is a description 
> >of
> > > the system:
> > >
> > > AMD Athlon 1.4 MHz
> > > MSI Mother board/ Nvidia nforce2 chipset
> > > 512 MB DDR Ram
> > > Geforce Fx 5200 Video card
> > > 160 GD Seagate HD
> > > Netgear NIC
> > > LCD Monitor
> > >
> > >
> >I don't see anything out of the ordinary.  Did you try the noapic
> >option?  Also make sure your BIOS is at the latest revision and you are
> >not overclocking (too much).
> >
> >Are there any errors during boot (dmesg| more) or look
> >in /var/log/messages.
> >
> >If you have a USB keyboard and/or mouse, unplug any other USB devices.
> >
> >Bob...
> >
> >--
> >Yes, it worked. I am so happy to see the new kernel up and running. I typed 
> >uname -a and there it is, I can see the new kernel version. Thanks Bob, you 
> >were right. I disconnected all USB devices except my mouse and ran the new 
> >kernel on level 3. When promped I kept the old configuration of the USB 
> >devices and let the system boot. After that I turned off the system, 
> >connected all the devices and hit the power button. That's it, it boots 
> >smoothly w/o any problem. Had something to do with USB before. Anyways it 
> >feels good to be on top of technology and thanks for help everyone.
> 
> 

Congratulations!

Bob...