Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:33:41 -0700 | From | Venkatesh Pallipadi <> | Subject | Re: arch/i386/boot/video.S hang |
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On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 11:05:54PM +0100, Simon Richard Grint wrote: > > I'm trying to upgrade an old AMD K6-2 machine (aladdin bios/gigabyte GA-5AX > motherboard, latest version of the bios) to 2.6.11. Unfortunately kernels later > than 2.6.9 hang very early in the boot process just after the vga= mode selection, > but before the kernel announces "uncompressing linux". > > I have narrowed the problem down to the store_edid function in > arch/i386/boot/video.S where the edid block is obtained and stored before > entering protected mode. The exact patch which seems to cause me problems > is http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0409.3/1786.html > > Storing the edid block at 0x140 causes this machine to hang, whereas backing > this patch out and instead using 0x440 (or even 0x160) seems to work fine. > > Is this problem just because of an old and buggy bios or is there another > reason? >
What boot loader are you using. grub/lilo?
Does it work with CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT disabled in your kernel CONFIG?
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