* Masatran, R. Deepak <masatran@research.iiit.ac.in> 2007-07-23
> I just installed Debian 4.0, on an AMD64 computer that has a SATA hard
> drive, from the multi-architecture DVD. I used "expert" at the first prompt,
> since "amd64-expert" was giving errors. I chose the 2.6-amd64 kernel during
> installation.
>
> Installation completed successfully, but when it is booted, the console
> locks up, the kernel panics, and it stops responding. I tried some fiddling
> with the parameters in the "kernel" line in GRUB, but it did not help.
> Kindly suggest a solution.
I reinstalled Debian using "amd64-expertgui" at the first prompt, using the
same DVD. The reinstall completed successfully, but it is unable to boot.
When I add to the "kernel" line in GRUB, I get:
ADDITION: RESULT
1. nothing: Kernel panic
2. noapic nolapic: Kernel panic
3. acpi=off: SATA internal errors
4. acpi=off noapic nolapic: SATA internal errors
"Kernel panic" looks like this:
Code: <pairs of hexadecimal digits>
Console shuts up ...
<0>Kernel panic - not syncing: Aiee, killing interrupt handler
I could not find any hardware problem. The hard drive is a Seagate 7200.10
300 giga-byte SATA. The whole computer is new.
Searching the web showed that similar problems were tackled by
adding/removing kernel modules. Can this be solved by adding/removing kernel
modules?
ALSO: I want to try the 486 linux-image, but dpkg refuses to install it,
saying that that package is only for I386. How can I install the 486
linux-image on my AMD64 computer?
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Masatran, R. Deepak <http://research.iiit.ac.in/~masatran/>
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