Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 8 Feb 2003 15:00:43 -0600 (CST) | From | Thomas Molina <> | Subject | Re: [Bug 328] New: The computer seems to hang after the kernel has uncompressed and starts to boot. |
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On Sat, 8 Feb 2003, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
> > http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=328 > > Summary: The computer seems to hang after the kernel has > uncompressed and starts to boot. > Kernel Version: 2.5.59 > Status: NEW > Severity: normal > Owner: bugme-janitors@lists.osdl.org > Submitter: di00enad@ing.hj.se > > > Distribution: RedHat 8.0 > Hardware Environment: Acer Aspire 1300 laptop > Software Environment: RedHat 8.0, GCC 3.2, LILO > Problem Description: When I have compiled the kernel without problems and > restart the computer the only two lines that are printed are: > > Booting 2.5.59 > Uncompressing the kernel, Ok booting the kernel > > then there is no more text printed out and the keyboard do not work. But I > can see some activity on the harddisk for about 10 seconds. When I reset > the computer fsck is run because the disk was not cleanly unmounted. It > seems like the system can almost boot but I can't see anything on the > screen.
I began to see this bug this weekend myself. I'm not sure of the cause, but it can be worked around by configuring the kernel for built-in (not modular) support of virtual terminals (CONFIG_VT) and support for console on virtual terminals (CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE).
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