Shriramana, On Monday 05 September 2005 18:45, Shriramana Sharma wrote:
Monday 05 Sep 2005 19:11 samaye Robert Paulsen alekhiit:
Take a look at /var/log/messages for suspicious entries at the time of failure.
linux:/home/samjnaa # tail /var/log/messages ... Sep 6 06:57:57 linux kernel: ax25: unsupported module, tainting kernel. ...
Oho - a "tainted kernel"??? What does that mean and what should I do about it? 06:57 was my bootup time.
This has _got_ to be a FAQ. I still get the feeling you're turning to the list as a first resort for every question that pops into your mind. To wit, searching for "Linux Kernel Tainted" (<http://a9.com/Linux%20Kernel%20tainted>) gives this as its first hit: <http://www.tux.org/lkml/>. The "tainted" question is number 18. Randall Schulz