![]() | |||||||||||||
Messages in this thread |
H. Peter Anvin wrote: > Will Simoneau wrote: >> While trying to put together a new kernel for my laptop (Dell I5150, as >> in subject) I found that recent kernels just don't boot. Right after >> grub loads the kernel, before the "Uncompressing Linux" message is >> shown, it hangs. The BIOS appears to still be alive (ctrl-alt-del works, >> keyboard lock LEDs respond). It seems to be caused by the new x86 setup >> code. >> >> My kernel is Linus' git as of a1c582d0720f2eff61043e90711767decf37b917. >> I bisected and confirmed that 4fd06960f120e02e9abc802a09f9511c400042a5 >> triggers a non-functioning boot. >> >> This system has Dell BIOS rev A38 and a P4 3.2 w/HT. >> >> What should I do next to debug this problem? > > Can you put in some printf's in the code and see how far it gets? > Specifically, the places to add printf's are to main() in main.c and go_to_protected_mode() in pm.c. -hpa - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||
| Last update: 2007-08-31 08:45 [from the cache] ©2003-2008 | |||||||||||||