From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 20 Mar 2001 05:37:29 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 20 Mar 2001 05:37:18 -0500 Received: from inet-smtp3.oracle.com ([205.227.43.23]:44942 "EHLO inet-smtp3.oracle.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 20 Mar 2001 05:37:01 -0500 Message-ID: <3AB73199.A2D5208@oracle.com> Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 11:31:53 +0100 From: Alessandro Suardi Organization: Oracle Support Services X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.3-pre4 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: 2.4.2-acXX hangs on boot if IrDA is in kernel Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Alan, tried as you suggested to config out IrDA and indeed the kernel boots. Even in -ac20 my Dell Latitude laptop hangs in the RH7.0 init sequence after printing the IRCOMM line. C-A-D doesn't do anything but I can use Magic Sysrq to reboot. I am available for further diagnostic investigation. Just in case, this is my IrDA h/w (booted into 2.4.3-pre4). [root@princess /root]# findchip -v Found SMC FDC37N958FR Controller at 0x3f0, DevID=0x01, Rev. 1 SIR Base 0x3e8, FIR Base 0x290 IRQ = 4, DMA = 3 Enabled: yes, Suspended: no UART compatible: yes Half duplex delay = 3 us Thanks & ciao, --alessandro Linux: kernel 2.2.19p17/2.4.3p4 glibc-2.2 gcc-2.96-69 binutils-2.11.90.0.1 Oracle: Oracle8i 8.1.7.0.1 Enterprise Edition for Linux motto: Tell the truth, there's less to remember.