What to do with kernel panics?

[Anton Markov]

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Hello everyone,

I have been getting some kernel panics lately that completely crash my
computer.  I have only been able to capture two crash dumps (one from
the system log, another as a photo of the monitor); the other dumps seem
to get lost.

I would just like to know how I should go about
reporting/debugging/fixing; I don't even know where to submit a bug
report for this type of stuff.

I attached the dump I could capture.  The 2nd one is at
<http://www.geocities.com/stbeyond/images/core_crash1.jpg>

~From what I understand, both are NULL pointer dereferences that happen
(or fail) in the same kernel function, but get called by different programs.

The first crash happened while I was surfing the net in Mozilla
Firebird.  I wasn't actually doing anything, just reading a page. There
was a short period of HD activity after which the computer froze.

The second crash occurred just after I turned on the computer.  The
text-based login prompt flashed briefly into view and then the crash
dump was printed.

This is nothing really urgent, as this is my home machine, but the
crashes seem to become more frequent (almost every day) and I am
starting to get annoyed.

Any pointers on dealing with this will be greatly appreciated.

Specs:

Redhat 9 with latest updates on Intel P4 2.4GHz w 512MB RAM & 80GB IDE HD
Kernel: Generic Redhat i686 2.4.20-20.9

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Anton Markov <("anton" + "@" + "truxtar" + "." + "com")>

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