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From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: S K <nospamnoham@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Problem activating multiple cores ONLY if I press any key before kernel is loaded
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 09:25:35 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080531072535.GD5405@ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <514e099a0805252039r68f88ac1wbdd1b4de77a9af94@mail.gmail.com>

On Sun 2008-05-25 20:39:10, S K wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This is 100% reproducible. I'm using a Shuttle SG33G5, Q9300 (45nm)
> and Fedora 9 with kernel 2.6.25.3-18.fc9.i686.
> 
> When the PC boots up, if I don't press any key till I see "Redhat nash
> version..." everything works fine (well, good enough).
> 
> But if I press a key during the boot and end up inside GRUB boot menu
> and choose Linux (Linux is the default), the boot hangs after the line
> "Booting the kernel." and before "Redhat nash..." is displayed.

USB keyboard? Try disabling usb legacy emulation in bios. If it helps,
make them fix their bios.

-- 
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(cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html

  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-06-01 14:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-05-26  3:39 Problem activating multiple cores ONLY if I press any key before kernel is loaded S K
2008-05-26  8:06 ` Jiri Slaby
2008-05-28 18:35   ` Dave Jones
2008-05-29  2:53     ` S K
2008-05-31  7:25 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2008-06-01 21:29   ` S K
2008-06-01 22:10     ` Pavel Machek
     [not found] <fa.1PYS+TVcu/Wo5ZK/nT3I4Ox2814@ifi.uio.no>
2008-05-30  3:37 ` Robert Hancock
2008-05-30  4:33   ` S K

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