Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:48:30 -0500 | From | "John Stoffel" <> | Subject | Re: PROBLEM: cannot get stable system since 2.6.28 kernel |
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>>>>> "Philippe" == Philippe Grenard <philippe.grenard@laposte.net> writes:
Philippe> On Friday 13 February 2009 19:56:54 Len Brown wrote: >> dmesg -- assuming you can boot far enough to capture it, >> may be helpful. >> >> also, disabling PREEMPT may be interesting to try. >> >> cheers, >> -- >> Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center
Philippe> I tried to disable all "PREEMPT" options in make config, re-compiled 2.6.29-rc4 Philippe> and managed to get these info before kernel stalls : Philippe> (Was that what you understood by "disabling PREEMPT" ?)
Philippe> I'll also try to make some diff on the different files to Philippe> see what changes between working 2.6.27.10 and non-working Philippe> 2.6.29-rc4
.... Philippe> [ 33.663143] input: btnx mouse as /class/input/input9 Philippe> [ 36.351195] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. Philippe> [ 36.603727] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 Philippe> [ 36.603733] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 Philippe> [ 36.603892] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 180.22 Tue Jan Philippe> 6 09:15:58 PST 2009 Philippe> [ 36.606686] IRQ 16/nvidia: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared IRQs
Here's your problem most probably. The nVidia graphics module. Remove that and re-try your system. Basically, we can't help you when you use a vendor's binary module.
John
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