From: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)@localhost.localdomain
Cc: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: kernel hangs on boot when no keyboard, mouse are plugged in.
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 23:26:04 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3CABF1FC.1070201@candelatech.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3CABBC31.8060608@candelatech.com>
For posterity's sake, compiling without APM seems to
make the problem go away... Fortunately, I don't need
APM too badly...
Ben
Ben Greear wrote:
> I have reproduced this with several different kernels, including
> a standard RedHat 2.4.9-13 kernel.
>
> The problem is that the kernel will hang when booting without
> a keyboard or mouse plugged in.
>
> It hangs right after the line:
> apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.16)
>
> When the kernel boots (with kbd plugged in), the next line
> will be about starting swap.
>
> I'm compiling a kernel now without APM support in the hope
> that that will make the problem go away. Any other suggestions
> are welcome!
>
> Thanks,
> Ben
>
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Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com> <Ben_Greear AT excite.com>
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