From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265521AbTFWVSp (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jun 2003 17:18:45 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265528AbTFWVRv (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jun 2003 17:17:51 -0400 Received: from mauve.demon.co.uk ([158.152.209.66]:35301 "EHLO mauve.demon.co.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265521AbTFWVR1 (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jun 2003 17:17:27 -0400 From: root@mauve.demon.co.uk Message-Id: <200306232128.WAA21628@mauve.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: OS Fails to Load To: bradtilley@usa.net (Brad Tilley) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:28:50 +0100 (BST) Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <981HFwuLg3008S08.1056399066@uwdvg008.cms.usa.net> from "Brad Tilley" at Jun 23, 2003 04:11:06 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > Hello, > > 50% of the time when I boot RH Linux 9 (2.4.20-18.9) the OS fails to load. The > failure usually occurs during a period of intense disk activity such as > 'finding module dependencies' or 'mounting local filesystems'. I can reproduce > this error with the most recent RH kernel and the kernel that the distro > originally shipped with and 2.4.21 from Kernel.org built using RH's config > files. Usually after 4-5 power cycles, the OS loads OK and the machine runs > fine once it gets going. Fails? Monkeys flying out of the disk drive, an oops, ...?