From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 1 Aug 2001 07:10:38 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 1 Aug 2001 07:10:28 -0400 Received: from scrabble.freeuk.net ([212.126.144.6]:63761 "EHLO scrabble.freeuk.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 1 Aug 2001 07:10:19 -0400 Message-ID: <002f01c11a7a$7befcd10$e4957ed4@nightblind> From: "Jakub Burgis" To: Subject: 2.4 freezes on init Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 12:09:50 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, I'm getting problems booting any 2.4 kernel on my current machine, with fairly consistent results - the system boots, starts to output the usual information, but locks solid after init kicks in ("init 2.78 booting"). That line prints, the cursor moves to the next line, flashes a few times, then vanishes. The system won't respond to any input, and needs a cold reboot. Thinking a configuration issue, I've tried passing things such as "init=/bin/bash" to the kernel, which seems to go okay - the same line prints, and a simple bash prompt appears, cursor flashing and ready. I press a key... freezes again. The keystroke doesn't get echoed to the prompt. This happens with the 2.4.3 kernel that Mandrake 8.0 defaults to (which thankfully includes a 2.2.19 as well), as well as numerous others (I believe I've tried 2.4.4, 2.4.6 and 2.4.7 in addition so far). 2.2 kernels boot and run perfectly. I'm running with a 'classic' Athlon 700 on a Gateway 'Kadoka' motherboard (what specs they provide are here: http://www.gateway.com/support/techdocs/references/motherboard/0aasn/0aa sn2.shtml). PS/2 keyboard, USB or PS/2 mouse (tried both). 256mb PC100 RAM, Voodoo3 3000 or ASUS GeForce2 64mb GTS (again, both have been used just in case) on an AGP slot. Filesystem is hda: hda1 hda2 , which translates to /boot, /, /usr, /var, /home and swap, all IDE. However, I believe the kernel image that Mandrake 8's installer uses is a 2.4 kernel, yet that works fine. Is this a configuration setting I need to toggle, or am I stuck until I switch motherboard? Regards, -- Jakub Burgis