BUGS > 2012.1
[Solved] Repeated kernel panics
timc:
Here is an example, running currently:
--- Quote ---sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
[sudo] password for tim:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
cpp-4.7 debhelper g++-4.7 gcc-4.6-base gcc-4.7 gcc-4.7-base gfxboot-theme-siduction iproute lib32gcc1
lib32stdc++6 libbsd0 libgcc1 libgfortran3 libgomp1 libitm1 libopencv-core2.3 libopencv-imgproc2.3
libquadmath0 libslang2 libssh2-1 libstdc++6 libstdc++6-4.7-dev libtdb1 libxml2 php5-cgi php5-common
pppconfig siduction-art-icons siduction-art-wallpaper tcl8.5 transmission transmission-common
transmission-gtk
33 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 36.3 MB/38.2 MB of archives.
After this operation, 62.5 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main cpp-4.7 amd64 4.7.0-10 [5,410 kB]
Get:2 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main libquadmath0 amd64 4.7.0-10 [125 kB]
Get:3 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main libstdc++6-4.7-dev amd64 4.7.0-10 [1,725 kB]
Get:4 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main g++-4.7 amd64 4.7.0-10 [7,955 kB]
Get:5 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main g++-4.7 amd64 4.7.0-10 [7,955 kB]
Get:6 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main gcc-4.7 amd64 4.7.0-10 [8,264 kB]
51% [6 gcc-4.7 3,233 kB/8,264 kB 39%] 1,875 B/s 2h 39min 6s
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towo:
--- Quote ---I have also compiled and installed r8168 ethernet card driver trying to get better wired speeds.
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Before or after the panics?
timc:
Before the panics. However, the panics must be being caused by my wireless driver and firmware, which I also had to install manually, because the panics were occurring when I had the ethernet connection disconnected. The wireless driver is rt3562sta from Ralink and the firmware is rt2860.bin.
I have just completed a dist-upgrade via the wired connection. It took a very long time, but it finally succeeded. At times, the speed went to zero for several minutes at a time.
So, it seems I should not try to use my wireless card with this system. It is a Ralink RT3062. I have to install the firmware and compile the driver for every distro, but this is the first time it has caused kernel panics.
Thank you,
Tim
timc:
Ok, I managed to get it working with a wireless connection and no kernel panic. The Debian Wiki says I can use the standard kernel driver rt2800pci as long as I have the rt2860.bin firmware installed. It does work, but the connection is much slower than what I get with the rt3562sta driver from Ralink. rt3562sta maintains a steady 130 mbps connection, but rt2800pci gives a variable connection between about 50-80 mbps.
However, that is good enough as long as it doesn't cause kernel panics.
Thanks for your help, devil and towo.
Tim
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