Okay, I'm recompiling the kernel in order to raise NR_TASKS in linux/include/tasks.h from 512 to 4096. I thought the fastest way to do it would be to use the same config Redhat compiles their distribution kernels with, so I could just drop it into place. When I boot with the new kernel, however, the machine instantly reboots immediately after the 'Now booting the kernel' message. I can't figure out what's causing it...the only thing I changed from the default config is disabling FPU emulation (it's a P233, I know it has an FPU). It's very frustrating--I've had years of linux experience and have been compiling kernels since the mid-1.1's, but I've never had this happen... does anyone know what's likely to cause the kernel to die at this point in the boot? Attached is the .config I compiled with. ____________________________________________________________________________ I. Dwayne Koonce E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________________________ "It's dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." --Voltaire
# # Automatically generated by make menuconfig: don't edit # # # Code maturity level options # CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y # # Loadable module support # CONFIG_MODULES=y CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y CONFIG_KERNELD=y # # General setup # # CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set CONFIG_NET=y # CONFIG_MAX_16M is not set CONFIG_PCI=y # CONFIG_PCI_OPTIMIZE is not set CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=y CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y # CONFIG_BINFMT_JAVA is not set CONFIG_KERNEL_ELF=y CONFIG_M386=y # # Floppy, IDE, and other block devices # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_PCMCIA is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RZ1000=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRITON=y # CONFIG_IDE_CHIPSETS is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD=y CONFIG_MD_LINEAR=m CONFIG_MD_STRIPED=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set # # Networking options # CONFIG_FIREWALL=y CONFIG_NET_ALIAS=y CONFIG_INET=y CONFIG_IP_FORWARD=y CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST=y CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y # CONFIG_RST_COOKIES is not set CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL=y CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL_VERBOSE=y CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE=y # CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE_IPAUTOFW is not set CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE_ICMP=y CONFIG_IP_TRANSPARENT_PROXY=y # CONFIG_IP_ALWAYS_DEFRAG is not set CONFIG_IP_ACCT=y # CONFIG_IP_ROUTER is not set CONFIG_NET_IPIP=m # CONFIG_IP_MROUTE is not set CONFIG_IP_ALIAS=m # CONFIG_INET_PCTCP is not set CONFIG_INET_RARP=m # CONFIG_NO_PATH_MTU_DISCOVERY is not set CONFIG_IP_NOSR=y CONFIG_SKB_LARGE=y CONFIG_IPX=m CONFIG_ATALK=m # CONFIG_AX25 is not set # CONFIG_BRIDGE is not set # CONFIG_NETLINK is not set # # SCSI support # CONFIG_SCSI=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=m CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=m # CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN is not set CONFIG_SCSI_CONSTANTS=y # # SCSI low-level drivers # CONFIG_SCSI_7000FASST=m CONFIG_SCSI_AHA152X=m CONFIG_SCSI_AHA1542=m CONFIG_SCSI_AHA1740=m CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX=m # CONFIG_AIC7XXX_TAGGED_QUEUEING is not set # CONFIG_OVERRIDE_CMDS is not set # CONFIG_AIC7XXX_PAGE_ENABLE is not set # CONFIG_AIC7XXX_PROC_STATS is not set CONFIG_AIC7XXX_RESET_DELAY=15 CONFIG_SCSI_ADVANSYS=m CONFIG_SCSI_IN2000=m CONFIG_SCSI_AM53C974=m CONFIG_SCSI_BUSLOGIC=m # CONFIG_SCSI_OMIT_FLASHPOINT is not set CONFIG_SCSI_DTC3280=m CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_DMA=m CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_PIO=m CONFIG_SCSI_EATA=m # CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_TAGGED_QUEUE is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_LINKED_COMMANDS is not set CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_MAX_TAGS=16 CONFIG_SCSI_FUTURE_DOMAIN=m CONFIG_SCSI_GENERIC_NCR5380=m # CONFIG_SCSI_GENERIC_NCR53C400 is not set CONFIG_SCSI_G_NCR5380_PORT=y CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C406A=m CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C7xx=m # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C7xx_sync is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C7xx_FAST is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C7xx_DISCONNECT is not set CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX=m CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_NVRAM_DETECT=y # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_TAGGED_QUEUE is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_IOMAPPED is not set CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_MAX_TAGS=4 CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_SYNC=5 # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_NO_DISCONNECT is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_SYMBIOS_COMPAT is not set CONFIG_SCSI_PPA=m CONFIG_SCSI_PAS16=m CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_FAS=m CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_ISP=m CONFIG_SCSI_SEAGATE=m # CONFIG_SCSI_DC390T is not set CONFIG_SCSI_T128=m CONFIG_SCSI_U14_34F=m # CONFIG_SCSI_U14_34F_LINKED_COMMANDS is not set CONFIG_SCSI_U14_34F_MAX_TAGS=8 CONFIG_SCSI_ULTRASTOR=m CONFIG_SCSI_GDTH=m # # Network device support # CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y CONFIG_DUMMY=m CONFIG_EQUALIZER=m # CONFIG_DLCI is not set CONFIG_PLIP=m CONFIG_PPP=m CONFIG_SLIP=m CONFIG_SLIP_COMPRESSED=y CONFIG_SLIP_SMART=y # CONFIG_SLIP_MODE_SLIP6 is not set # CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM=y CONFIG_EL1=m CONFIG_EL2=m # CONFIG_ELPLUS is not set # CONFIG_EL16 is not set CONFIG_EL3=m CONFIG_VORTEX=m CONFIG_LANCE=y CONFIG_LANCE32=y CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SMC=y CONFIG_WD80x3=m CONFIG_ULTRA=m CONFIG_ULTRA32=m CONFIG_SMC9194=m CONFIG_NET_ISA=y CONFIG_AT1700=m CONFIG_E2100=m CONFIG_DEPCA=m CONFIG_EWRK3=m CONFIG_EEXPRESS=m CONFIG_EEXPRESS_PRO=m # CONFIG_FMV18X is not set CONFIG_HPLAN_PLUS=m CONFIG_HPLAN=m CONFIG_HP100=m # CONFIG_ETH16I is not set CONFIG_NE2000=m CONFIG_NI52=m CONFIG_NI65=m # CONFIG_SEEQ8005 is not set # CONFIG_SK_G16 is not set CONFIG_NET_EISA=y # CONFIG_AC3200 is not set CONFIG_APRICOT=m CONFIG_EEXPRESS_PRO100B=m CONFIG_DE4X5=m CONFIG_DEC_ELCP=m CONFIG_DGRS=m # CONFIG_ZNET is not set CONFIG_NET_POCKET=y # CONFIG_ATP is not set CONFIG_DE600=m CONFIG_DE620=m CONFIG_TR=y CONFIG_IBMTR=m # CONFIG_FDDI is not set CONFIG_ARCNET=m CONFIG_ARCNET_ETH=y CONFIG_ARCNET_1051=y # # ISDN subsystem # # CONFIG_ISDN is not set # # CD-ROM drivers (not for SCSI or IDE/ATAPI drives) # # CONFIG_CD_NO_IDESCSI is not set # # Filesystems # CONFIG_QUOTA=y # CONFIG_MINIX_FS is not set # CONFIG_EXT_FS is not set CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y # CONFIG_XIA_FS is not set CONFIG_FAT_FS=y CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y CONFIG_VFAT_FS=m CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS=m CONFIG_PROC_FS=y CONFIG_NFS_FS=m CONFIG_SMB_FS=m # CONFIG_SMB_WIN95 is not set CONFIG_NCP_FS=m CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=m CONFIG_HPFS_FS=m CONFIG_SYSV_FS=m CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=m # CONFIG_AFFS_FS is not set CONFIG_UFS_FS=m # CONFIG_BSD_DISKLABEL is not set # CONFIG_SMD_DISKLABEL is not set # # Character devices # CONFIG_SERIAL=y # CONFIG_DIGI is not set CONFIG_CYCLADES=m CONFIG_STALDRV=y CONFIG_STALLION=m CONFIG_ISTALLION=m CONFIG_RISCOM8=m CONFIG_PRINTER=m CONFIG_SPECIALIX=m # CONFIG_SPECIALIX_RTSCTS is not set CONFIG_MOUSE=y CONFIG_ATIXL_BUSMOUSE=y CONFIG_BUSMOUSE=y CONFIG_MS_BUSMOUSE=y CONFIG_PSMOUSE=y CONFIG_82C710_MOUSE=y # CONFIG_UMISC is not set # CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE is not set CONFIG_FTAPE=m # CONFIG_APM is not set # CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set CONFIG_RTC=y # # Sound # CONFIG_SOUND=m CONFIG_AUDIO=y CONFIG_MIDI=y CONFIG_YM3812=m CONFIG_PAS=m CONFIG_SB=m CONFIG_ADLIB=m CONFIG_GUS=m CONFIG_GUS16=y CONFIG_GUSMAX=y CONFIG_PSS=m CONFIG_MPU401=m CONFIG_UART6850=m CONFIG_UART401=m CONFIG_MSS=m CONFIG_SSCAPE=m CONFIG_TRIX=m CONFIG_MAD16=m CONFIG_CS4232=m CONFIG_MAUI=m DSP_BUFFSIZE=65536 # CONFIG_LOWLEVEL_SOUND is not set # # Kernel hacking # # CONFIG_PROFILE is not set
