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

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Message-ID: <46BAC14E.9040604@zytor.com>
Date:	Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:25:02 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@....fi>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: early boot lockup with 2.6.23-rc1

Mikko Rapeli wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 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.
> 

So it's not printing "Uncompressing kernel... " at all?

> Is my .config broken in ways I can't see, or is this perhaps regression?
> 

It might be an issue with the new setup code.  What happens if you
append "vga=ask" to the kernel command line?

	-hpa
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