[Cialug] Kernel Panic on new Gentoo install

[Tony Bibbs]

Looks like it may be a missing kernel module for some hardware you have. 
  What's dmesg giving you?

--Tony

Nick Claussen wrote:
>  I am getting a kernel panic when I try to boot into my newly installed Gentoo
> system, I have followed the Gentoo install guide on their site, and have
> everything setup correct. I don't know what is causing this or where to start
> looking to fix it.
> 
> Here is some information I got when it froze:
> 
> Call Trace:
> __request_region
> pci_request_region
> pci_request_regions
> rtl8139_init_board
> rtl8139_init_one
> pci_device_probe_static
> __pci_device_probe
> pci_device_probe
> driver_probe_device
> driver_attach
> bus_add_driver
> driver_register
> pci_register_driver
> rtl8139_init_module
> do_initcalls
> init
> init
> kernel_thread_helper
> 
> Code: 24 14 8b 54 24 10 89 d0 8b 4e 04 8b 5e 08 39 cb 72 0c 3b 4a 04 72 07 3b 5a
> 08 76 06 89 d0 5b 5e 5f c3
> 8d 7a 18 8b 07 85 c0 74 0f <39> 58 04 77 0a 8d 78 14 39 48 08 72 ed eb e4 89 46
> 14 31 c0 89
> <0>Kernel Panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
> 
> I'm guessing it has something to do with the config of my system, because the
> gentoo 2005.0 and KNOPPIX live CDs both boot up fine. I have also tried
> installing Slackeware, I can get it to boot, if I disable hotplug from starting
> at boot, but when I try to start it once I'm logged in it kills the system.
> 
> I have no as to were to start looking for the problem. Any help and advice would
> be very much appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> System Specs :
> Celeron D 2.93GHz
> 512MB RAM
> Geforce 2 MX440 32MB video card
> 
> 
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