Hi! I got the following oopses while issuing the module-load triggering (no modules loaded before, but sound-core compiled into the kernel): richard> aumix See below for decoded oops and config/versions - also for a second, but probably "ghost" oops on a # cat /proc/ioports (I checked completely compiled in sound and this works just fine - machine is a Pentium100, non-pnp AWE32, isa-pnp ne2k (but not activated)) No modules in ksyms, skipping objects Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: isapnp: Scanning for Pnp cards... Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: isapnp: Card 'PLUG & PLAY ETHERNET CARD' Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: isapnp: 1 Plug & Play card detected total Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: Soundblaster audio driver Copyright (C) by Hannu Savolainen 1993-1996 Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: sb: No ISAPnP cards found, trying standard ones... Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: SB 4.13 detected OK (220) Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: <Sound Blaster 16 (4.13)> at 0x220 irq 5 dma 1,5 Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: <Sound Blaster 16> at 0x330 irq 5 dma 0,0 Sound: Hmm, DMA1 was left allocated - fixed Sound: Hmm, DMA5 was left allocated - fixed Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: sb: I/O region in use. Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: printing eip: Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: c0187903 Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: Oops: 0000 Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: CPU: 0 Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: EIP: 0010:[soundcore_open+191/396] Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: EFLAGS: 00010282 Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: eax: c28260e0 ebx: c1e20ea0 ecx: 00000000 edx: 00000000 Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: esi: c0cb3f1c edi: 00000000 ebp: 00000000 esp: c0cb3f08 Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: Process aumix (pid: 312, stackpage=c0cb3000) Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: Stack: 00000000 c0300e60 c0c8fb40 c10c71a0 00000000 6e756f73 65732d64 63697672 Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: 2d302d65 c0130030 0000001d c0c8fb40 ffffffeb c012b195 c0c8fb40 c0300e60 Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: c0300e60 c0c8fb40 00000000 c012a3b0 c0c8fb40 c0300e60 00000002 00000000 Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: Call Trace: [copy_mount_options+12/160] [chrdev_open+65/84] [dentry_open+192/332] [filp_open+74/84] [sys_open+56/180] [system_call+51/64] Sep 30 21:43:37 localhost kernel: Code: 8b 10 85 d2 74 17 52 e8 79 dd f8 ff 83 c4 04 85 c0 74 0e 8b Code: 00000000 Before first symbol 00000000 <_IP>: <=== Code: 00000000 Before first symbol 0: 8b 10 mov (%eax),%edx <=== Code: 00000002 Before first symbol 2: 85 d2 test %edx,%edx Code: 00000004 Before first symbol 4: 74 17 je 0000001d Before first symbol Code: 00000006 Before first symbol 6: 52 push %edx Code: 00000007 Before first symbol 7: e8 79 dd f8 ff call fff8dd85 <END_OF_CODE+3fd2f535/????> Code: 0000000c Before first symbol c: 83 c4 04 add $0x4,%esp Code: 0000000f Before first symbol f: 85 c0 test %eax,%eax Code: 00000011 Before first symbol 11: 74 0e je 00000021 Before first symbol Code: 00000013 Before first symbol 13: 8b 00 mov (%eax),%eax Now trying to figure out what is going on: # cat /proc/ioports Sep 30 21:54:28 localhost kernel: c01ba395 Sep 30 21:54:28 localhost kernel: Oops: 0000 Sep 30 21:54:28 localhost kernel: CPU: 0 Sep 30 21:54:28 localhost kernel: EIP: 0010:[vsprintf+425/844] Sep 30 21:54:28 localhost kernel: EFLAGS: 00010297 Sep 30 21:54:28 localhost kernel: eax: c2830f94 ebx: c07ee0ea ecx: c2830f94 edx: fffffffe Sep 30 21:54:28 localhost kernel: esi: ffffffff edi: c123df18 ebp: ffffffff esp: c123ded4 Sep 30 21:54:28 localhost kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Sep 30 21:54:28 localhost kernel: Process cat (pid: 459, stackpage=c123d000) Sep 30 21:54:28 localhost kernel: Stack: c07ee0de c1e20e80 00000008 c07ef000 fffffffd 00000000 0000000a c01ba54c Sep 30 21:54:28 localhost kernel: c07ee0de c01c3638 c123df0c c01183da c07ee0de c01c3629 00000220 0000022f Sep 30 21:54:28 localhost kernel: c2830f94 c07ee000 00000000 c07ee000 00001000 c011843c c01f7900 c01c3621 Sep 30 21:54:28 localhost kernel: Call Trace: [sprintf+20/5592] [IRQ0x0f_interrupt+19144/21320] [do_resource_list+74/124] [IRQ0x0f_interrupt+19129/21320] [<c2830f94>] [get_resource_list+48/56] [IRQ0x0f_interrupt+19121/21320] Sep 30 21:54:28 localhost kernel: Code: 80 38 00 74 07 40 4a 83 fa ff 75 f4 29 c8 8b 54 24 14 89 c6 Code: 00000000 Before first symbol 00000000 <_IP>: <=== Code: 00000000 Before first symbol 0: 80 38 00 cmpb $0x0,(%eax) <=== Code: 00000003 Before first symbol 3: 74 07 je 0000000c Before first symbol Code: 00000005 Before first symbol 5: 40 inc %eax Code: 00000006 Before first symbol 6: 4a dec %edx Code: 00000007 Before first symbol 7: 83 fa ff cmp $0xffffffff,%edx Code: 0000000a Before first symbol a: 75 f4 jne 0 <_IP> Code: 0000000c Before first symbol c: 29 c8 sub %ecx,%eax Code: 0000000e Before first symbol e: 8b 54 24 14 mov 0x14(%esp,1),%edx Code: 00000012 Before first symbol 12: 89 c6 mov %eax,%esi -- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or look -- unusual then possibly you have very old versions) Linux mickey 2.4.0-test9 #13 Sam Sep 30 21:34:54 CEST 2000 i586 unknown Kernel modules 2.3.17 Gnu C 2.95.2 Gnu Make 3.78.1 Binutils 2.9.5.0.37 Linux C Library 2.1.3 Dynamic linker ldd: version 1.9.11 Procps 2.0.6 Mount 2.10f Net-tools 2.05 Kbd 0.99 Sh-utils 2.0 CONFIG_X86=y CONFIG_ISA=y CONFIG_UID16=y CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y CONFIG_MODULES=y CONFIG_KMOD=y CONFIG_M586TSC=y CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG=y CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_BYTES=32 CONFIG_X86_USE_STRING_486=y CONFIG_X86_ALIGNMENT_16=y CONFIG_X86_TSC=y CONFIG_NOHIGHMEM=y CONFIG_NET=y CONFIG_PCI=y CONFIG_PCI_GOANY=y CONFIG_PCI_BIOS=y CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT=y CONFIG_PCI_NAMES=y CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT=y CONFIG_SYSCTL=y CONFIG_KCORE_ELF=y CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=m CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m CONFIG_PNP=y CONFIG_ISAPNP=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=4096 CONFIG_PACKET=y CONFIG_NETLINK=y CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=y CONFIG_FILTER=y CONFIG_UNIX=y CONFIG_INET=y CONFIG_IDE=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y CONFIG_IDEPCI_SHARE_IRQ=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI=y CONFIG_IDEDMA_PCI_AUTO=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PIIX=y CONFIG_PIIX_TUNING=y CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_MODES=y CONFIG_SCSI=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=m CONFIG_SD_EXTRA_DEVS=40 CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR_VENDOR=y CONFIG_SR_EXTRA_DEVS=2 CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=m CONFIG_SCSI_DEBUG_QUEUES=y CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN=y CONFIG_SCSI_CONSTANTS=y CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX=y CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_DEFAULT_TAGS=4 CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_MAX_TAGS=32 CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_SYNC=20 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SMC=y CONFIG_NET_ISA=y CONFIG_NE2000=m CONFIG_NET_PCI=y CONFIG_RTL8129=m CONFIG_8139TOO=m CONFIG_VT=y CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_SERIAL=y CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256 CONFIG_I2C=m CONFIG_I2C_ALGOBIT=m CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=m CONFIG_RTC=y CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=y CONFIG_VIDEO_PROC_FS=y CONFIG_VIDEO_BT848=m CONFIG_AUTOFS4_FS=y CONFIG_FAT_FS=m CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=m CONFIG_VFAT_FS=m CONFIG_RAMFS=m CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=m CONFIG_JOLIET=y CONFIG_MINIX_FS=m CONFIG_PROC_FS=y CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS=y CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y CONFIG_CODA_FS=m CONFIG_NFS_FS=m CONFIG_NFS_V3=y CONFIG_SUNRPC=m CONFIG_LOCKD=m CONFIG_LOCKD_V4=y CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED=y CONFIG_MSDOS_PARTITION=y CONFIG_NLS=y CONFIG_NLS_DEFAULT="iso8859-1" CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_852=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_2=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15=m CONFIG_NLS_UTF8=m CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y CONFIG_SOUND=y CONFIG_SOUND_OSS=m CONFIG_SOUND_TRACEINIT=y CONFIG_SOUND_SB=m CONFIG_SOUND_AWE32_SYNTH=m CONFIG_SOUND_TVMIXER=m CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y - 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/