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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:00:35 -0800
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
To: Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com>
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Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.10-rc2 cannot boot system.
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Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com> wrote:
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> System: Dell Optiplex GX1p (500MHZ)
>  When I boot the 2.6.10-rc2 kernel from LILO, the machine reboots.

Does anything at all come out on the console first?

If so, it'd be interesting to add `initcall_debug' to the kernel boot
parameters and capture the output.

Also, double-check your .config.  Doing things like selecting the wrong CPU
type can cause unpleasant things to happen.