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

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Message-ID: <46BCBD57.3030406@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:32:39 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@....fi>
CC:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: early boot lockup with 2.6.23-rc1

Mikko Rapeli wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 10, 2007 at 09:45:31AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> Let me get this straight... "edd=skipmbr" boots fine, but commenting out
>> the call to query_edd() didn't?  Could you please try that (and, I
>> guess, only that), and make sure everything necessary is rebuild.
>>
>> 2.6.23-*rc2* you say boots fine with "edd=skipmbr", but not without?
> 
> Yes, vanilla 2.6.23-rc2 with edd=skipmbr boots fine.

Could you please describe your hardware configuration, in particular:

- what BIOS are you using;
- what disks, floppies, CD-ROMs, USB drives, etc are in your system;
- are any of them RAIDed;
- what device and bootloader are you using for boot.

	-hpa
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