Bug#218853: libc6-2.3.2.ds1-8/9 causes kernel panic during KDE startup
reassign 218853 kernel-image-2.6.0-test9-1-386
thanks
On Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 07:37:45PM -0500, Josh Metzler wrote:
> Package: libc6
> Version: 2.3.2.ds1-9
> Severity: critical
> Tags: sid
> Justification: breaks unrelated software
>
> After upgrading to libc6-2.3.2-ds1-8, the computer locks up while starting KDE
> in the Initializing Peripherals part of the startup. Up until this point,
> the computer functions fine, including starting X (4.3.0-pre1v4) and KDM. If
> I don't login through KDM, I can switch to a VT and am able to use dpkg to
> downgrade to libc6-2.3.2-9. I tried again with ds1-9, but had the same
> problem, so I again downgraded. I also tried switching to a VT after
> starting the login process from KDM. This allowed me to see a kernel panic
> occur, but it scrolled rapidly up the screen, and at the end of it there was
> nothing I could do but reboot.
>
> I am happy to upgrade to ds1-9 again to gather more info for you if you tell
> me how to do so.
>
> Everything on my system is from sid, except for the XFree86 from experimental.
> I am using the 2.6.0-test9-1-386 kernel.
>
> I filed this bug report against libc6 rather than kernel-2.6.0 since things
> work fine with libc6-2.3.2-9.
However, kernel panics are always kernel bugs. It's unlikely that we
could change the library to avoid the panic. I'm reassigning this to
the kernel image package.
--
Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer
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