Redhat shipped a SMP kernel by mistake, which will not work on the sun4c range.
They did have a fixed version available from their updates - please check the
errata on the redhat website. If you can get it you will be better off with
version 6.0 of Redhat.
RH.
> Please help me,
> I try to install Red Hat Linux 5.1 for SPARC Computers on my SUN 4c
> SPARC STATION IPX.
> I use a Toshiba XM-4101B SCSI CD-ROM drive to boot and after
> the SILO information "Press <Enter> to start installation"
> the installation kernel stoped and the last lines are :
>
> ...
> ...
> ...
> ...
> Entering SMP Mode ...
> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer deference
> tsk -> mm -> context = ffff ffff
> tsk -> mm -> pgd = f__15___
> \ | / ___ \ | /
> "@�/ , . \"@�
> /_| \_/ |_\
> \__U /
> swapper(0) : Oops
> PSR : 9000 10c4 PC : 0000 0000 NPC : 0000 0004 Y : 0001fff0
> ... ... ... ...
> ... ... ... ...
> ... ... ... ...
> ... ... ... ...
> ... ... ... ...
> ... ... ... ...
> ... ... ... ...
> ... ... ... ...
> instruction DMP : kfree of non-kmallocated memory : f013b484, next =
> 00000000 , order = 0
> kfree of(non-kmallocated memory : f013b474, next = 00000000 , order = 0
> kfree of non-kmallocated memory : f013b988, next = 00000000, order = 0
> idle task may not sleep
> idle task may not sleep
> idle task may not sleep
> idle task may not sleep
> idle task may not sleep
>
> The Linux version is : Linux/SPARC version 2.0.33
>
> Should Itry to run a newer Linux version or is it a hardware problem?
> Please help me
>
> jr
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