[ltp] Kernel OOPSes during bootup

[D. Sen]

This happens on my T42p running kernel 2.6.10 as well. About once in 
three bootups, the kernel will panic. Fortunately with ACPI working 
well, I dont have to reboot often.

DS


Tomek Jarzynka wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> recently, a funny and annoying issue began bugging my laptop
> (a T40). During bootup, somewhere near udev startup, the
> kernel will:
>  - issue an OOPS and continue loading normally
>  - issue a long series of OOPSes ending with a kernel panic
>  - boot the system normally (in one out of 2 tries approx.)
> 
> I don't have a copy of the text around as I don't know how to
> store it, I can rewrite it by hand if that would be of any
> help.
> 
> Strangely enough, the wireless card is enabled long before any
> networking script is processed (couldn't track it down).
> Maybe it is invoked by accident as all devices seem to use
> IRQ 11?
> I considered spreading IRQs a bit, but the BIOS entries are
> a bit cryptic (INTA IRQ, INTB IRQ, ...). How do I tell which
> entry corresponds to which device?
> 
> TIA