From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262488AbTEVFVC (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 May 2003 01:21:02 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262489AbTEVFVC (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 May 2003 01:21:02 -0400 Received: from mail.cpt.sahara.co.za ([196.41.29.142]:31730 "EHLO workshop.saharact.lan") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262488AbTEVFVB (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 May 2003 01:21:01 -0400 Subject: Re: 2.5.69 doesn't boot From: Martin Schlemmer To: Dima Brodsky Cc: Linux Kernel List In-Reply-To: <20030522050427.GA9191@columbia.cs.ubc.ca> References: <20030522050427.GA9191@columbia.cs.ubc.ca> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Message-Id: <1053581280.6506.17.camel@workshop.saharact.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.3- Date: 22 May 2003 07:28:00 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 2003-05-22 at 07:04, Dima Brodsky wrote: > Hi, > > 2.5.69 won't boot on a: > > PIII 650, 512 Ram, 440 BX chipset (Asus board) > GeForce 256 vga > D-Link DFE-538TX (RealTek RTL8139) network card > Tekram DC395U/UW/F DC315/U V1.41, 2002-06-21 scsi card for scanner > > compiled with > > gcc 3.2.3 > glibc 2.3.2 > modutils 2.4.22 > > I get > > Uncompressing Linux ... Booting the kernel. > > and then nothing. Not sure what's wrong. > > My config file is below, any and all help would be greatly appreciated. > > # > # Character devices > # > # CONFIG_VT is not set > Above is your problem. You need to enable that as well as: CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE=y Regards, -- Martin Schlemmer