Kernel kernel-2.6.25.4-10.fc8 - problem

[Manuel Moreno]

I administer two machines one dual centrino and one quad phenom both of
them with 4Gb ram and both using x86_64. All 2.6.25 series kernels are
toxic in fc8 and also in fc9. Righ now I have to run fc9 with last
2.6.24 fc8 kernel (2.6.24.7-92.fc9, that is the corresponding fc8
kernel recompiled in fc9) as kernels 2.6.24 run fine on them.

On shutting down they panic (most of the times).

On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 09:52 +0000, Mike C wrote:
> I just updated to kernel-2.6.25.4-10.fc8 in a Dell 5150.
> 
> I use Crossover to run Office XP - and up till now Excel XP has been fine.
> As soon as I booted to the new kernel and opened two excel files, and then
> did a copy followed by "paste special" - on hitting "enter" the entire machine
> crashed. Not just Office, or Crossover or X - but the new kernel crashed.
> I could not use ctrl-alt-backspace, nor could I use alt-sysrq-b - 
> 
> This is dreadful.
> 
> I rebooted and tried the same again - the kernel crashed at the same point.
> 
> On reverting to the previous kernel-2.6.24.7-92.fc8 - all is well again.
> 
> Anyone else seeing nasty things happening with the new kernel in F8?
> 
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Manuel Moreno
manolo at miconexion.com