From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 15 Sep 2001 18:27:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 15 Sep 2001 18:26:58 -0400 Received: from [216.151.155.121] ([216.151.155.121]:45062 "EHLO belphigor.mcnaught.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 15 Sep 2001 18:26:50 -0400 To: Johnny Mnemonic Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: kernel 2.4.* hangs just after uncompressing image In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20010915232738.00a90ba0@mail.tcsitalia.it> From: Doug McNaught Date: 15 Sep 2001 18:27:09 -0400 In-Reply-To: Johnny Mnemonic's message of "Sat, 15 Sep 2001 23:39:57 +0200" Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.0806 (Gnus v5.8.6) XEmacs/21.1 (20 Minutes to Nikko) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Johnny Mnemonic writes: > Greetings, > I'm currently running kernel 2.2.19 fine, and I'd need to upgrade to 2.4 > shortly, but after a careful configuration when i try to boot it hangs just > after the message "Ok, booting kernel .." Are you perhaps compiling for a higher version of the CPU? EG compiling for P6 but booting on a P5? > The cpu is a Pentium Celeron 166 with 32Mb of RAM. Check your "CPU type" setting--I think it defaults to P6. -Doug -- In a world of steel-eyed death, and men who are fighting to be born, Come in, she said, I'll give you shelter from the storm. -Dylan