Re: PROBLEM: Dell Inspiron 1501 fails to boot in 2.6.21+

[Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com>]

On 07/20/2007 10:37 PM, Mark Tiefenbruck wrote:
> I'd appreciate any help on getting this report sent to the appropriate
> list and, of course, getting this fixed. I don't know what's useful,
> so you're getting everything. This will be a very long e-mail.
> 
> My new laptop won't boot with kernel versions 2.6.21 or 2.6.22 . No
> oops. No panic. It just stops printing messages. Maybe it would
> eventually continue if I wait long enough, but it's unacceptable
> either way. I include below the contents of dmesg for a working kernel
> up to the point where it halts. I'm also including what it usually
> does for a few lines after that point.
> 

Does it continue booting if you keep pressing the Ctrl key repeatedly?

I have one that does, with kernel 2.6.23-rc1-git9 -- otherwise it just
sits there indefinitely. As soon as I press a key it continues. This is
even with 'nohz=off highres=off'.

Using 'nolapic_timer' (by itself) fixes it, though.