From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261172AbULZVya (ORCPT ); Sun, 26 Dec 2004 16:54:30 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261173AbULZVya (ORCPT ); Sun, 26 Dec 2004 16:54:30 -0500 Received: from gprs214-34.eurotel.cz ([160.218.214.34]:32384 "EHLO amd.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261172AbULZVy2 (ORCPT ); Sun, 26 Dec 2004 16:54:28 -0500 Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 22:54:11 +0100 From: Pavel Machek To: Karel Kulhavy Cc: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: How to hang 2.6.9 using serial port and FB console Message-ID: <20041226215411.GA1810@elf.ucw.cz> References: <20041226143118.GA5169@beton.cybernet.src> <20041226145334.GC1668@gallifrey> <20041226162426.GC5859@beton.cybernet.src> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041226162426.GC5859@beton.cybernet.src> X-Warning: Reading this can be dangerous to your mental health. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040722i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > > I wonder - is the board sending a 'break' signal to the PC? I just > > remember years ago you could almsot lock machines up by constantly > > sending break. > > But in this case the kernel doesn't care if you run it on a console without > a fancy background picture and hangs when you run it on a fancy background > picture. > > The picture is what seems to be evil here. Picture is not in vanilla kernel => complain to gentoo. Pavel -- People were complaining that M$ turns users into beta-testers... ...jr ghea gurz vagb qrirybcref, naq gurl frrz gb yvxr vg gung jnl!