Re: Re: patch for timer.c - two dmesgs

["Uwe Bugla" <uwe.bugla@gmx.de>]

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Datum: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:17:04 +0200 (CEST)
Von: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
An: Uwe Bugla <uwe.bugla@gmx.de>
Betreff: Re: patch for timer.c - two dmesgs

> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, 12 Jul 2006, Uwe Bugla wrote:
> 
> > Then the boot process does not take any break at all (like in kernel
> 2.6.18-rc1 and in kernels 2.6.17-mm*), but simply stops completely.
> > About 7 message lines are missing before X starts for presenting the
> graphical login prompt (proftpd, xprint etc.).
> > Perhaps two dmesgs help: one for a functionable 2.6.17.4 kernel
> (dmesg17), another for the kernel in question (dmesg18).
> 
> A lot has changed since then...
> Did you try using SysRq+P or Alt+ScrollLock? (A SysRq+T might be useful 
> too).
Sorry for this stupid sounding question:
At what point of the boot process do I have to use those keyboard combinations please? And what is the output / product of them please?
Sorry if I simply lack experience in those questions.
> 
> > Simply my intuition tells me that a system timer performs very different
> > on two very different machines with two very different CPU frequencies 
> > and two very different main processors. 
> 
> No offense, it's no intuition, but a shot in the dark.
> If you at least tried a few more kernels (at least 2.6.18-mm1 and 
> 2.6.18-mm2), it would be a much better indication whether it's the timer 
> patch.
> 
> bye, Roman

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