Re: Kernel panic: kernel access of bad area pc

On Fri, Sep 08, ppc64@storix.com wrote:

I have a process to create tape boot images by combining the kernel and initrd 
into a zImage. The process works for 2.4 (RHEL 3.3) & 2.6 kernels (SLES9 & 
RHEL4). However on SLES8 ppc64 the kernel panics with "error kernel access of 
bad area pc". 

What do you use to create the zImage header? 
Also, does the SP3 kernel work any better? The reiserfs mem corruption
has likely has likely the same cause as the ramdisk corruption.