Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] new-testing-release_crashed

[Bruce S. <bw...@ar...>]

>>>> No good news from the new testing release - it crashed after the
>>>> bootmenu on my PIII 500 intel 440BX board with an "unable to handle
>>>> kernel paging request at virtual address d0000000" error and hangs. My
>>>> own iso crashed with the same error - it seems that the new kernel
>>>> doesn't like older hardware. On an slightly more modern PC (P4) it
>>>> starts like normal.
>>>>         
>>> The same happens here. After loading the initrd it crashes on my PIII
>>> 1000 (were it should finally run on).
>>> On a P4 or on my vmware it works. I build an iso for 486 and one for
>>> 686 but it doesn't make a difference...
>>>       
>> Can you swap out the memory on your PIII for a test
>
> If you tell me how to do that, I'll try...
>   

You could just test your memory, instead of replacing it.

>From the first Devil Linux boot prompt, select "Memtest" (M), and let
the test run for a couple days.  Check the monitor for errors.

 - BS