[Server-devel] kernel panic in XS-163

[Martin Langhoff]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Tony Pearson <tpearson at us.ibm.com> wrote:
> Martin,
> I tried different kernels:
> 2.6.25.04-fd16 Gentoo-based SysRescueCD -- works
> 2.6.23.17-88.fc7  Fedora 7-i386 install DVD -- works
> 2.6.23.1-21.fc7  the XS-163 CD -- kernel panic
> 2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 Fedora 7-i386 install DVD alternate kernel -- works

Interesting - so the bug only appears with 2.6.23.1-21.fc7

> So, I took the cover off the machine and unplugged the second drive, so that
> now there is only a single SATA
> disk.  In this configuration, XS-163 CD (unmodified, straight from the OLPC
> website) installs just fine.  This
> clears a major hurdle.  Apparently having two identical SATA drives was
> enough for it to think that "software" or
> "hardware-assisted" RAID would be used, and changes /dev/sda to
> /dev/mapper/pdc_bbbh.

Good thinking - I think you're right in the diagnosis. Keep us posted





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