From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: James Marca Subject: kernel 2.5.66 on Sony PCG-FX210 hangs on boot Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 10:29:03 -0700 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20030409172903.GA1639@krypton.its.uci.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Hi I am running the 2.4 series kernels with the ACPI patches with no problems. With 2.5.65 and 2.5.66 I decided to try out the beta kernels. Both with and without the ACPI patch, these kernels fail to boot on my laptop --- Sony PCG-FX210. It is hard to report exactly what is happening. The initial messages scroll by fine---decompressing the kernel, etc., and then I see a message about ACPI and then I get lots and lots of scrolling numbers in angle brackets. (Control S won't freeze the screen) I am not 100 percent sure it is ACPI that is freaking out my computer, but after trying the kernel many times last night, I am certain the last legible message contained ACPI in the text before the rapid number scrolling started. I have used user-mode linux (UML) before, and so when I get time I can try to run the kernel in a protected area and grab a screenshot of the initial error messages. But last time this sort of thing happened, there was a nocorruption patch to fix things. Am I missing a patch? Any other advice on how to collect bug reports or where the problem might lie? Please respond to the list, not to me personally. Thanks, James ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com