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Software => BSD, Linux, and Unix => Topic started by: Zylstra on January 08, 2007, 08:05:51 PM

Title: Problems with startup error
Post by: Zylstra on January 08, 2007, 08:05:51 PM
I am getting the error:
<0> Kernal Panic - Not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt.
Whenever I begin to load the following Linux operating systems:
Feathers Linux (Live CD), Slax Linux (Live CD), Vector Linux (HD install, Lilo partition on MBR, thanks Rob_Pomeroy, it does work excellent)

Well, anyways, I get this error when booting the OS. It comes before the desktop, and I think its  before everything loads. There is QUITE a lot of information before this error, but it sweeps by so fast!

My computer is a 128MB RAM, 733MHz processor, 7GB HD.

I am planning on switching to Ubuntu, and getting WineHQ so I can run some Windows applications.

Please help, since I cant get it to work, I have stuck myself with DOS and Windows 3.0!

What causes this problem, and how can it be fixed?
Title: Re: Problems with startup error
Post by: Rob Pomeroy on January 10, 2007, 01:32:38 AM
My guess would be either a bug in the kernel/a kernel module, or a hardware problem (possibly motherboard).  Try a distribution that comes with a different version of the Linux kernel.  Do you know for a fact that your hardware is supported?
Title: Re: Problems with startup error
Post by: Zylstra on January 10, 2007, 10:11:26 AM
Well, the CD's all work on other computers, just not this one.
One another one of my OS CD's, it also says that its not syncing