[RESOLVED] FRESH INSTALL CENTOS 5.5 KERNEL PANIC

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Dunmarie
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[RESOLVED] FRESH INSTALL CENTOS 5.5 KERNEL PANIC

Post by Dunmarie » 2010/06/29 09:36:10

I am using a new MSI MS-7529 motherboard with Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.6Ghz CPU with 2Gig Ram and a Sata 320Gig HDD.
I am trying to install Centos 5.5 on it. It gets all the way to the first screen where I can make a kernel or boot choice.
No matter what my selection is, it starts to boot and then run a "Kernel Panic - not syncing : Fatal exception". (This is before the point where you can test the DVD).
I have select with and without acpi=off and noapic.
I have tried using the LiveCD with the same problem.

However, when installing Centos Server 4.7 it installs without any problem.
I have done a mem test and it came up clear.

Not sure if it will help but the line just before the kernel panic is:
EIP: [] intel_i915_configure+0xce/0xee SS:ESP 0068:df88f04

I have installed 5.5 on other hardware without any issues from the same DVD.

Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks.

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[RESOLVED] FRESH INSTALL CENTOS 5.5 KERNEL PANIC

Post by pschaff » 2010/06/29 17:43:31

Welcome to the CentOS fora. The following reading is recommended for new users:
[url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=14274&forum=47]Readme First[/url]
[url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=14408&forum=47]Installing Software[/url]
[url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=14273&forum=47]Where to Find Answers[/url]
[url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=25128&forum=47]How to provide information about your system[/url]

It may be that CentOS-5 is not compatible with your computer. You might try some of the other boot options found at http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/Installation_Guide-en-US/ch-bootopts-x86.html or elsewhere.

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Re: FRESH INSTALL CENTOS 5.5 KERNEL PANIC

Post by Dunmarie » 2010/06/30 10:25:06

OK, I found a work around to the problem. :-) It had to do with the BIOS and the setup of the BIOS.
Two ways to handle:
1. Found the problem in BIOS & fix (I could not find the problem. :-( )
2. Load Safe defaults and then go back and change the settings to your liking. (What I did)

Additional boot options did not help.

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Re: [RESOLVED] FRESH INSTALL CENTOS 5.5 KERNEL PANIC

Post by pschaff » 2010/06/30 12:23:15

It would be interesting to know what the critical BIOS setting might have been, but we may just have to leave it as [i]one of life's little mysteries[/i] and mark the thread [RESOLVED]. :-)

P.S. - Should have said earlier, as per [url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=14274&forum=47]Readme First[/url] - please refrain from [b]SHOUTING[/b].

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