On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM, Martin Michlmayr <tbm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > * 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 Interesting, thanks. Good to know that, since one of my machines is Indigo2. > > Since Thomas Bogendoerfer disagnosed the problem, he should be able to > say more. OK. Dmitri > > -- > Martin Michlmayr > http://www.cyrius.com/ >
