Re: 2.4 kernel hangs on 486 machine at boot

Vik Heyndrickx (vik.heyndrickx@pandora.be)
Wed, 4 Apr 2001 19:44:47 +0200

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Cox" <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: "Vik Heyndrickx" <vik.heyndrickx@pandora.be>
Cc: <rhw@memalpha.cx>; <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>;
<rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: 2.4 kernel hangs on 486 machine at boot

> > Problem: Linux kernel 2.4 consistently hangs at boot on 486 machine
> >
> > Shortly after lilo starts the kernel it hangs at the following message:
> > Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode...
> > <blinking cursor>
>
> Does this happen on 2.4.3-ac kernel trees ? I thought i had it zapped

It doesn't even happen with with 2.4.3. Now I feel silly.

--
Vik




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