[K12OSN] Kernel panic

[Huck]

I don't know...
I had some MSI board that would NEVER boot with the 4.2 disc...but 4.1 
was fine...never figured a fix for that..just decided to use debian and 
backuppc for that box =)
The Intels tho...were just finicky(sp)..

--Huck

Edward Holcroft wrote:
> I'll try your suggestion, but why would some mb's work on 4.2 and not  
> on 4.4 (at least not without coaxing).
> 
> ed
> On 31 Aug 2005, at 5:16 PM, Huck wrote:
> 
>> all of the Intel mobo's I've purchased have notoriously come with  OLD 
>> bios code...one even prevented using the dual processors on the  board...
>>
>> I'd check to make sure you don't need to flash the bios with an  
>> upgrade on Intel's website to ensure that's not the problem.
>>
>> It was for me when I was upgrading one box from k12ltsp4.0 to 4.2 I  
>> believe.
>>
>> --Huck
>>
>> Edward Holcroft wrote:
>>
>>> Hi List
>>> I get an error "kernel panic - not syncing" when trying to instal   
>>> K12LTSP.
>>> Upon googling I came across this strange solution:
>>> type "linux garbage" and hit enter
>>> or
>>> type "garbage" at the install prompt, hit enter twice and voila.  Go  
>>> figure. But it worked (mostly using this second option). Until  now,  
>>> that is.
>>> Someone says it's to a common problem with Intel and certain  other  
>>> specific motherboards, but I've never had this issue  before, with 
>>> all  the dozens of Intel MB's I've used in the past.  Furthermore, I 
>>> now  have two machines, with Intel MB's that will  not buy the 
>>> solution  mentioned above - they just keep giving a  kernel panic. 
>>> Perhaps I  should add that some machines installed  fine under 
>>> K12LTSP 4.2.1 but  needed the workaround under 4.4.0  These new 
>>> motherboards that I got  today don't even want to  install the old 
>>> versions of K12LTSP right  back to 4.1.
>>> Any ideas?
>>> ed
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