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#99 kernel exception for 5.1.4-i486 on K6-3 SIS630
I'm running Bering uClibc on a SIS630 (sis 5597, only 5595 is supported by kernel module for this motherboard so module is not loaded by the kernel). My current working version is 3.1.1 of Bering. I have tried to install 5.1.3 and now 5.1.4 but after a few pings or some network traffic, the system gives a kernel trap message and hangs. I haven't hooked up a serial console to catch messages yet but may try to if I have time this week. The processor is an AMD K6-3 with tulip and 8139too network cards.
Thank you,
Fred
Yes, we need more information.
pls also provide more system information (lsmod, lspci...)
Did you try to run hwdetect to install modules needed?
I ran hwdetect to install modules. They seemed to load OK when I checked the dmesg output. Also ran lspci but I will need to capture it for you. I will do it when I have a serial console working. Hopefully over the weekend. Maybe sooner. Then I can have lsmod and lspci information for you as well.
Cheers,
Fred
Hi,
I'm finally back to this. I built a custom kernel for amdk6 using the source for 5.1.4 and a diff of the i486 config patch. I only changed the processor type in the kernel configuration. Nothing else except for what would have been changed by the menuconfig for the linux kernel. When I ran the new kernel my machine stayed up much longer, ran faster and I was able to get some messages. Still doing the "sneakernet" thing with this though. Tomorrow or Sunday I will post logs, etc. here. The kernel exception complained about a ksoftirq. Anyway, it ran long enough to configure and check the system via the webconf tool. I thought that I should copy the page but didn't Oops!
Cheers,
Fred
Hi,
Here are some messages. Notably, dmesg and lsmod. Still working on getting the kernel exception messages.
Cheers,
Fred
I think you can close this unless I find something with the 8139too module. I had a bad network card (8139too). I tried an Intel processor in place of the AMD and received the same kernel message. I then tracked the exception down to the network card and replaced it with a tulip based one and everything is running just fine now.
I'll have to check on my build of the amdk6 kernel as it seems that I am missing some helper modules.
Cheers,
Fred
Thx for feedback.