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Subject: Re: PROBLEM: 2.4.9 bootup oops on kmalloc
To: sparky@ptw.com (Joe)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 09:34:33 +0100 (BST)
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> problem. (Old box never had any problem, new box does). Complains of kmalloc, 
> dies randomly on init processes with errors that aren't always the same. 
> Sysem is a 1.33ghz T-Bird on a KK266 w/ 2x512mb DIMM's @133mhz. Highmem is 
> turned on.

Try building a K6 optimised kernel. Some K7 boards/boxes dont survive under
the K7 kernel load