Re: Unexpected exception / kernel panic

[Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts@csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de>]

Arturs Aboltins wrote:
> "hinv" says:
> System:               IP22
> Processor:            133MHz R4600 with FPU

Ok, so it its a R4600, not a 4400. I have a similiar system, with
R4600 v2.0, and it worked for me a few days ago. I'll see if I can
reproduce this problem there.

> Primary I-cache size: 16 Kbytes
> Primary D-cache size; 16 Kbytes
> Memory size:          64 Mbytes
> Graphics:             Indy 8-bit
> SCSI disk:            scsi(0)disk(1)
> Audio:                Iris Audio Processor: version A2 revision 4.1.0
> 
> "boot linux" says:
> arcsboot ARCS Linux ext2fs loader 0.3.8.1
> Loading linux from scsi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(0)
> Allocated 0x60 bytes for segment
> Loading 32-bit executable
> Loading prgram segment 2 at 0x80100000, offset=0x1000, size=0x1b9568
> 
> Exception: <vector=Normal>
> ...
> PANIC: Unexpected exception

Which means it even fails to do the early setup (this message is from
the firmware).

[snip]
> > > System is unable to boot! What shell I do? How to restore the system?
> > > Is it bug or my fault? 

IIRC "boot linuxold" starts the old kernel.


Thiemo