seqfault while starting a guest os

segfault while starting a guest os - Kernel 2.6.17

Hi,

i'm running a debian sarge with a 2.6.17-bigmem-smp kernel from backports.org on a dell 2900 with two Xeon core2 and 8GB Ram.
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processor : 7
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 15
model : 6
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.20GHz
stepping : 4
cpu MHz : 3191.988
cache size : 2048 KB
physical id : 1
siblings : 4
core id : 1
cpu cores : 2
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 6
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx cid cx16 xtpr lahf_lm
bogomips : 6383.89
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whenever i try to start a guest os parallels segfaults
the product is licensed and activated additionaly the audio and usb support for guest os are disabled.

the parallels log shows:
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parallels Workstation 2.2 for Linux version 2.2 Build 2092.0 from 2006-10-10
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Received SIGSEGV: Segmentation fault
Access to fault address: 0x77743f50
unknown signal sender: 1
Reason - address not mapped
#0 [0xffffe440]
#1 /usr/lib/parallels/parallels-linux [0x82c3f5b]
#2 /usr/lib/parallels/parallels-linux [0x8283b66]
#3 /usr/lib/parallels/parallels-linux [0x8286f74]
#4 /usr/lib/parallels/parallels-linux [0x82874da]
#5 /usr/lib/parallels/parallels-linux [0x822e926]
#6 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN7QObject15activate_signalEP15QConnectionListP8QUObject+0x14c) [0xb7b2ca2c]
#7 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN7QObject15activate_signalEi+0xb4) [0xb7b2c854]
#8 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN7QButton7clickedEv+0x2e) [0xb7e72b3e]
#9 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN7QButton17mouseReleaseEventEP11QMouseEvent+0xc4) [0xb7bbf2a4]
#10 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN7QWidget5eventEP6QEvent+0xb7) [0xb7b62e47]
#11 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN12QApplication14internalNotifyEP7QObjectP6QEvent+0xbf) [0xb7ad008f]
#12 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN12QApplication6notifyEP7QObjectP6QEvent+0x214) [0xb7acf784]
#13 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN9QETWidget19translateMouseEventEPK7_XEvent+0xa40) [0xb7a645b0]
#14 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN12QApplication15x11ProcessEventEP7_XEvent+0x46e) [0xb7a6223e]
#15 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN10QEventLoop13processEventsEj+0x9b4) [0xb7a79254]
#16 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN10QEventLoop9enterLoopEv+0xe8) [0xb7ae2448]
#17 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN10QEventLoop4execEv+0x28) [0xb7ae22f8]
#18 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN12QApplication4execEv+0x21) [0xb7ad02e1]
#19 /usr/lib/parallels/parallels-linux [0x808dabe]
#20 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf0) [0xb75e4970]
#21 /usr/lib/parallels/parallels-linux(_ZN6QFrame10paintEventEP11QPaintEvent+0x3d) [0x808a461]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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is there any idea?

thx,

Christian

 

Try running the process as root for a second. There were some permissions problems for some people.

 

i've started parallels as root with the same result

 

Ok, i got parallels running on a 2.6.16 but not 2.6.17. Also i needed to disable smp supprt and bigmem support. But this couldn't be a solution for such a power dell machine.

is there any hint to get it work with smp and bigmem support? or do i need to switch to vmware?