On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 01:07:32PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > * 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? if that is the case then you're probably dealing with a situation where the proper modules are not being used in the initrd to get the root filesystem up. you could boot a live-cd and chroot into the system to rebuild the initrd's making sure to include all the modules, or at least ensuring that you include the right 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? I'm confused. do you have more than one AMD64 computer? or does your kernel panic above only happen sometimes? A
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