root@mjbtn.MFEE.TN.US (Mark J. Bailey) (09/15/88)
Does anyone know where Panic error codes are documented? I am having
a recurring panic (nightly):
kernel: PANIC: General Protection Trap
The error code is '8'
The pc register is at: 0020:0000001C
This is happening every night, and sometimes thru the day. It has the
same values EVERY time. I know that General Protection indicates a
hardware fault, but where? The pc value points to a "start" routine
in the kernel in segment 0020:00000000. Does anyone know how I can
go about analyzing the data I am getting from the error messages to
help determine the culprit. I swapped out my EGA board and am planning
some memory tests.
The only thing the manual tells me is that it points to hardware fault.
I saw a discussion in comp.unix.xenix a month or so ago about locating
the routines in the kernel. But "start" doesn't tell *ME* anything.
If anyone knows how I might narrow down my search, I would be greatly in
your debt! This is really starting to bug me! By the way, the problem
started *AFTER* we replaced a defective hard drive with a new one, although
I cannot immediately see why a new harddisk would be the problem. We
are using a Data Technology RLL 2-harddrive controller on the Tandy 4000.
Any ideas? You can email me responses to "mjbtn!root@killer.Dallas.TX.US.
Thanks in advance!
Mark.
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Written 11:16 pm Sep 14, 1988 by mjbtn.UUCP!root in cpe:comp.unix.xenix >Does anyone know where Panic error codes are documented? I am having >a recurring panic (nightly): I can't help you with that specific panic, but Panic's are documented in messages(M). Paul Chamberlain Computer Product Engineering, Tandy Corp. {convex,killer}!ninja!cpe!tif