I am trying to install Slackware Linux. I boot the 2.2.17 from slackware-current series I fdisk /dev/hda1 as 128MB Swap and /dev/hda2 as root. I run mkswap -c -v1 /dev/hda1 - it chugs and finishes... I run swapon /dev/hda1 and I get an oops! Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000001c Current->tss.cr3 = 07737000, %cr3 = 07737000 *pde = 00000000 Oops: 0000 CPU: 0 EIP: 0010[<c0126794>] EFLAGS: 00010202 eax: c7ffd5e0 ebx: 00000000 ecx: c6980801 edx: 00000000 esi: 00016fc4 edi: 00000000 ebp: 00000000 esp: c7739efc ds: 018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Process swapon (pid: 88, process nr: 13, stackpage=c7739000) Stack: c7731140 00000000 00000801 00000000 0801ffff c0123771 00000801 00001000 c7738000 bffffd7c 08049106 ffffffff 00000000 0000009d 0c7feb32 c7739f88 00000000 c7647009 c02abac0 c776aee0 00000801 00001140 c7739f68 00000000 Call Trace: [<c0123771>] [<c0109158>] Code: 8b 6b 1c 66 86 4c 24 1a 66 39 4b 0c 0f 85 c3 00 00 00 8b 4c Segmentation fault # This is a brand new machine. PIII 800 (133Mhz bus) Acorp 6BX/VIA83 128Mb RAM I thought it might have something to do with the IDE drive or controller. I installed a trusty Adaptec 2940AU and a Seagate 4G drive. Same thing?!?! So it is not the drives or controllers... For kicks I put in a Slackware 3.9 (kernel 2.0.37pre10) cd I had next to me. Boot. fdisk - partitions ok. mkswap -c -v0 /dev/sda1 Oops..... Can anyone help me? I have scoured the BIOS for any flaky settings. I can see none. HHHHhhhhheeeeelllllpppppp..... :-) Johnny O -- <SomeLamer> what's the difference between chattr and chmod? <SomeGuru> SomeLamer: man chattr > 1; man chmod > 2; diff -u 1 2 | less -- Seen on #linux on irc === Never ask a geek why, just nod your head and slowly back away.=== +==============================+====================================+ | John O'Donnell (Sr. Systems Engineer, Net Admin, Webmaster, etc.) | | Voice FX Corporation (a subsidiary of Student Advantage) | | One Plymouth Meeting | E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Suite 610 | www.voicefx.com | | Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 | www.campusdirect.com | +==============================+====================================+ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/