On Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 09:51:56PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Package: udev > Version: 0.100-2 > Severity: important > > > i am not sure if this bug belongs to grub or to udev...
looks more like a kernel bug. > when using a serial console for a grub boot entry, the boot hangs > at, or about, 'Waiting for /dev to be fully populated...' > > (which makes me think this bug *might* belong to udev) > > $ grep '^# kopt' /boot/grub/menu.lst > # kopt=root=/dev/sda1 ro console=ttyS0,9600 > > removing the ' console=ttyS0,9600' from above causes the > system to boot cleanly. > > when the system does 'hang', a large amount of data is sent > to the serial port. the data seems to be somewhat random 0x00 > and 0x80 bytes. i am not sure what role 7-bit ascii plays here, > but only the high bit is changing. you seeem to boot 2.6.17, please try linux-image 2.6.18 that is the etch targeted release. -- maks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
