* Dmitri Vorobiev <dmitri.vorobiev@xxxxxxxxx> [2009-11-19 18:56]: > > Some Debian users have reported that the kernel hangs early > > during boot on some IP22 systems. Thomas Bogendoerfer found > > that this is due to a "bad interaction between CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK > > and overwritten prom memory during early boot". Since there's > > no fix yet, disable CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK for now. > > Never experienced anything like that, although I'm quite extensively > using IP22 with recent kernels. Any details on the hangs? It doesn't happen on all machines. It has been reported e.g. with an Indigo2. See http://bugs.debian.org/507557 Since Thomas Bogendoerfer disagnosed the problem, he should be able to say more. -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/
