Subject: mkfs -c /dev/hda3 results in Kernel panic during install to HD From: brand@addvax.llnl.gov (Hal R. Brand, LLnL, 510-422-6312) Date: 18 Aug 1992 21:43:00 GMT
Booting the Linux 0.97 bootimage gives:
Serial port at 0x03f8 (irq 4) is a 16450
Serial port at 0x02f8 (irq 3) is a 16450
8 virtual consoles
4 ptys
lp_init: lp1 exists (0)
lp_init: lp1 exists (0)
Bus mouse detected and installed.
Linux version 0.97-11 Aug 1 1992 13:33:18
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.2M, fd1 is 1.44M
floppy: FDC version 0x90
sock_init: initializing family 1 (AF_UNIX)
scsi : 0 hosts
scsi : detected 0 scsi disks 0 tapes total.
hd0:
part 1 start 32 size 450528 end 450559
part 2 start 450560 size 204800 end 655359
part 3 start 655360 size 122880 end 778239
part 4 start 778240 size 122880 end 901119
Note: This a agrees with the what the NORTON utilities say. An YES, I know
these 4 partitions don't fill the disk: 1 & 2 are for DOS, 3 and 4 are
for Linux, but the (current) 64 Mbyte limit prevents using bigger partitions
until later (soon?).
Partition table ok
After feeding the floppy the 0.97.1 root disk:
325 buffers = 332800 bytes buffer space
Free mem: 15568896 bytes
Welcome to the Linux V0.97.1 root disk
Now, logging in as root:
# mkfs -c /dev/hda3 61440
20480 inodes
61440 blocks
Firstdtazone = 653 (653)
Zonesize = 1024
Maxsize = 268966912
HD: read_intr: status = 0x51
HD: read_intr: error = 0x10
HD: read_intr: status = 0x51
HD: read_intr: error = 0x10
HD: read_intr: status = 0x51
HD: read_intr: error = 0x10
HD-controller reset
Kernel panic: Trying to write bad sector
In swapper task - not syncing
At this point, there is not "#" prompt, but the keyboard is still active
in the sense that keystrokes are echoed and the "delete" key does the
right thing.
Anybody got any ideas, suggestions?
Hal R. Brand
LLNL
brand@addvax.llnl.gov