Kernel Panic

The_fuzzy_cow · 11-22-2003, 09:01 PM

Hey! I just installed Arch on my comp (windows crapped out on me

). Anyway, on boot I get a Kernel Panic error. I used the "System" install if that helps! Thx!

contrasutra · 11-22-2003, 09:55 PM

Could you give some more details?

Are you running Arch on an i686 machine (P2+, Athlon). It wont run on a K6, P1, etc.

The_fuzzy_cow · 11-23-2003, 04:28 PM

I ment Ark linux. And yes it's a p1 300 Mhz (lol). The Kernel Error has to do with some Timing thing.

gsibble · 11-27-2003, 01:04 AM

A P1 300 is NOT an i686 machine. The i686 starts with the P2 and after so you cannot run arch on that processor, hence the problem.

OmegaBlac · 11-29-2003, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gsibble
A P1 300 is NOT an i686 machine. The i686 starts with the P2 and after so you cannot run arch on that processor, hence the problem.

There is NO such thing as a P1 300. Pentium line ended at about 200 mhz. PII began at 233mhz. 300mhz are PII's. So the original poster does have a i686 machine(PII) unless he overclocked a P1...

gsibble · 11-30-2003, 01:05 PM

Good point.....interesting.....