[K12OSN] Kernel panic

[Edward Holcroft]

I'll try your suggestion, but why would some mb's work on 4.2 and not  
on 4.4 (at least not without coaxing).

ed
On 31 Aug 2005, at 5:16 PM, Huck wrote:

> all of the Intel mobo's I've purchased have notoriously come with  
> OLD bios code...one even prevented using the dual processors on the  
> board...
>
> I'd check to make sure you don't need to flash the bios with an  
> upgrade on Intel's website to ensure that's not the problem.
>
> It was for me when I was upgrading one box from k12ltsp4.0 to 4.2 I  
> believe.
>
> --Huck
>
> Edward Holcroft wrote:
>
>> Hi List
>> I get an error "kernel panic - not syncing" when trying to instal   
>> K12LTSP.
>> Upon googling I came across this strange solution:
>> type "linux garbage" and hit enter
>> or
>> type "garbage" at the install prompt, hit enter twice and voila.  
>> Go  figure. But it worked (mostly using this second option). Until  
>> now,  that is.
>> Someone says it's to a common problem with Intel and certain  
>> other  specific motherboards, but I've never had this issue  
>> before, with all  the dozens of Intel MB's I've used in the past.  
>> Furthermore, I now  have two machines, with Intel MB's that will  
>> not buy the solution  mentioned above - they just keep giving a  
>> kernel panic. Perhaps I  should add that some machines installed  
>> fine under K12LTSP 4.2.1 but  needed the workaround under 4.4.0  
>> These new motherboards that I got  today don't even want to  
>> install the old versions of K12LTSP right  back to 4.1.
>> Any ideas?
>> ed
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