[Voyage-linux] "malloc: ....assertion botched" after init

[Punky Tse]

Hi Dom,

Here are my suggestions:
1. try to re-install the distro to CF again.
2. pxe boot using the live CD to see if problem repeatable

Regards,
Punky


Dominique Petit wrote:
> Hi Punky,
> Thanks for reply.
>
> The version of voyage is 0.5 (kernel version is 2.6.23-486)
> host is a xubuntu Ubuntu 8.04.1 hardy.(kernel version is 
> 2.6.24-19-generic)
>
> Excuse me but, it is important the host linux, voyage use some 
> components of my original distro ?
>
> Dom.
>
> 2008/10/31 Kim-man 'Punky' TSE <punkytse at punknix.com 
> <mailto:punkytse at punknix.com>>
>
>     Hi,
>
>     Questions:
>     1. What is the voyage distro version?
>     2. What host linux you are using to install voyage to CF?
>
>     - Punky
>
>
>     Dominique Petit wrote:
>
>         Hello,
>
>         I've some trouble with my Alix 2c3.
>         When in boot the distrib, I see after the end of process INIT :
>
>         "INIT: version 2.86 booting
>
>         malloc: ../bash/dispose_cmd.c:241: assertion botched
>
>         nunits < 30
>         Aborting...
>         malloc: ../bash/dispose_cmd.c:241: assertion botched
>         nunits < 30
>         Aborting...
>         malloc: ../bash/dispose_cmd.c:241: assertion botched
>         nunits < 30"
>
>         It is possible to login, but when i launch a command sometimes
>         the system
>
>         disconnected with this message :
>
>         "root@(none):/# reboot
>
>         malloc: ../bash/dispose_cmd.c:241: assertion botched
>         Aborting...
>         malloc: ../../../bash/lib/sh/itos.c:50: assertion botched
>         malloc: block on free list clobbered
>
>         Aborting...
>         malloc: ../bash/dispose_cmd.c:241: assertion botched
>         nunits < 30
>         Aborting...Stopping periodic command scheduler: crond
>         malloc: ../bash/jobs.c:960: assertion botched
>         nunits < 30
>         Aborting.../etc/init.d/rc: line 77:  1829 Aborted            
>             $@
>
>
>         malloc: ../bash/jobs.c:371: assertion botched
>         malloc: block on free list clobbered
>         Aborting...error: '/etc/init.d/rc' exited outside the expected
>         code flow."
>
>         this message appears with debian installed via "debootstrap".
>
>
>         I have go parameter "ide=nodma" to kernel, the same things.
>         I have test the memory with "memtester" : nothing
>         I have test the memory with "badblocks" : nothing
>
>         I'm lost...
>
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>     -- 
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>     Punky
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