From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266175AbUBCXO6 (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Feb 2004 18:14:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266186AbUBCXO6 (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Feb 2004 18:14:58 -0500 Received: from willy.net1.nerim.net ([62.212.114.60]:12040 "EHLO willy.net1.nerim.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266175AbUBCXO5 (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Feb 2004 18:14:57 -0500 Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 00:13:52 +0100 From: Willy Tarreau To: "Richard B. Johnson" Cc: Linux kernel Subject: Re: Flashing keyboard LEDS upon boot. Message-ID: <20040203231352.GA29363@alpha.home.local> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Dick, On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 11:06:50AM -0500, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > > Sometimes, when booting Linux-2.3.24 from bzImage, machines > ^ > Typo Linux-2.4.24 > > > display "Uncompressing Linux ..., Ok. Booting the kernel." > > Then the machine just sits there with the keyboard LEDS > > (Num-Lock, Caps-lock, and Scroll-lock) flashing at about > > a 1-second interval. It will do this "forever". Flashing leds indicate a kernel panic on recent kernels (was in -ac for a while). > > Can anybody tell me what it has found "wrong" that prevents > > it from continuing the boot? A whole bunch of new Dell Computers > > display this problem. The second boot will always work, but > > the first cold-start boot will often result in this problem. Hmmm. perhaps ACPI or a broken driver ? Cheers, Willy