Beau Henderson wrote:
Hrm, perhaps scanning the change log from redhat would be wise? Or if there is any way to view the RHEL bugzilla perhaps others have had the same issue ? Have you perhaps tried the unsupported kernel?
Also, anything strange in dmesg when it boots up to the problematic kernel ?
While I was setting up a new Dell rackmount flatscreen/keyboard drawer, I realized that the existing video card (an ancient Cirrus Logic card) was not up to powering the monitor at any resolution higher than 640x480, so I replaced it with an S3Virge.
Guess what? No more crashes with kernel 2.4.21-15.0.3!
I was afraid it was a hardware problem. Sorry for reporting something that appears to be just crappy hardware on the fritz. I guess something in the 2.4.21-15.0.3 patch made it act up.
All I can think is that the device drivers that were patched in 2.4.21-15.0.2 combined with the nfs code patched in 2.4.21-15.0.3 had something to do with hanging the kernel.
Thanks to everyone for the replies, sorry for raising the alarm.
Sincerely,
Shawn M. Jones