linux-kernel - FW: 2.6.38.3 and 2.6.39-rc4 hangs after "Booting the kernel" on quad Pentium Pro system

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Message-ID: <SNT125-W501A69BD9948F037646EDFC3940@phx.gbl>
Date:	Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:47:32 -0700
From:	Yuhong Bao <yuhongbao_386@...mail.com>
To:	<hpa@...or.com>
CC:	<chris@...muel.org>, <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	<tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>, <x86@...nel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: FW: 2.6.38.3 and 2.6.39-rc4 hangs after "Booting the kernel" on
 quad Pentium Pro system


FYI, I walked Chris on how to use DOS DEBUG via private email, and below is the results after the INT 15, using the instruction sequence I posted on the mailing list.Notice HIMEM was not loaded. 

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> From: chris@...muel.org
> To: yuhongbao_386@...mail.com
> Subject: Re: 2.6.38.3 and 2.6.39-rc4 hangs after "Booting the kernel" on quad Pentium Pro system
> Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:55:44 +1000
>
> On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:28:26 PM Yuhong Bao wrote:
>
>> Actually, execute with G instead, and do it without HIMEM.SYS
>> loaded.
>
> I couldn't see any HIMEM.SYS on the FreeDOS floppy (including
> looking for hidden files) so I'm presuming it's not there. There
> was a HIMEM.EXE so I've renamed it to NOHIMEM.OFF in the hope
> that it won't get executed, even in the safe mode I was using.
>
> Using G instead of A I now get:
>
> -G
> Unexpected breakpoint interrupt.
> AX=3C00 BX=0F00 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFFE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000
> DS=2890 ES=2890 SS=2890 CS=2890 IP=0106 NV UP DI PL NZ NA PE NC
> 2890:0106 0000 ADD [BX+SI], AL D:0F00=00
> -
>
> cheers,
> Chris
> --
> Chris Samuel : http://www.csamuel.org/ : Melbourne, VIC
>
> This email may come with a PGP signature as a file. Do not panic.
> For more info see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenPGP
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