linux-kernel - Re: early boot lockup with 2.6.23-rc1

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Date:	Wed, 8 Aug 2007 22:09:18 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@....fi>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: early boot lockup with 2.6.23-rc1

On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 07:57:43 +0300 Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@....fi> wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 05:02:11PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 01:31:20 +0300
> > Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@....fi> wrote:
> > 
> > > Since 2.6.23-rc1 I can't boot an old k6 (with a funky IDE drive worth testing
> > > with libata). The boot hangs without a sound or letter prints on the
> > > screen right after grub, while 2.6.22.1 works fine.
> > 
> > Try adding the `earlyprintk=vga' parameter to the kernel command line?
> 
> Tried but didn't see anything.

So it died super-early.

> I'll try some git snapshots...

That would be good, thanks.

Often such an early crash is due to a config problem.  eg: chose the
wrong CPU type.  So I'd recommend that you triple-check that config,
especially under "Processor type and features" before diving into into the
bisection hunt.
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