oops in a kernel is caused when some part of the kernel does something nasty, which is often the case with device drivers which are either malconfigured or the hardware is a problem. it would've been better if you attached the oops message also. upgrading would help if the oops was happening because of a malconfiguration or a very old version of the driver being used. however, if the hardware itself is a problem then upgrade might not always be able to help (although sometimes it prints a better message :) )
--amod ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 18:43:20 +0530 To: Linux India Help <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [LIH]Kernel oops > I am using RedHat 9. Since the last couple of weeks I am getting some > wierd errors in /var/log/messages. When I sent these to the list, > someone mentioned that this was a kernel oops (whatever that means). > These errors come at irregular intervals. I am not doing anything > spectacular at these times. > > I usually have openoffice, konqueror, konsole (3-4 instances), jpilot > open all the time. I don't do any compiling on this machine. I > occasionally have xmms playing some ogg file. > > The release notes for RedHat 9 says that the kernel no longer requires > ksymoops. > > What do I do next ? > > As an aside, I intend to uprade to Fedora core 2 soon. Should I still > try to chase down what is causing these kernel errors ? > > thanks, > > Sharukh. > -- > Dr. Sharukh K R Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. > If At First You Don't Succeed, Blame Someone Else And Seek > Counseling! > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help -- ______________________________________________ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. Powered by Outblaze ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
