From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 21 May 2001 18:27:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 21 May 2001 18:27:18 -0400 Received: from [216.247.238.190] ([216.247.238.190]:24325 "HELO bisma.solotech.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 21 May 2001 18:27:09 -0400 From: tryggveh@pakistanmail.com Reply-to: tryggveh@pakistanmail.com To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 18:28:28 -0400 Subject: 2.4.4-ac11 initrd image load from floppy hang keyboard Message-id: <3b09404b.48f1.0@pakistanmail.com> X-User-Info: 212.33.131.67 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi I tried 2.4.4-ac11, plain kernel for booting custom installer, and loading an initrd image from a secondary floppydisk, using syslinux 1.62 to boot the kernel. These parameters were used: ramdisk_start=0 load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=1 ramdisk_size=12288 root=/dev/fd/0 This resulted in hanged keyboard, no response. But screenblanking obviously worked as the screen blacked out after some time. But the keyboard no response, not even Ctrl + Alt + Del worked. The same kernel configuration on vanilla 2.4.4 worked fine. So... something is terribly wrong here. -- Tryggve _______________________________________________________________________ Get your free @pakistanmail.com email address http://pakistanmail.com