speechless 2.5.69 kernel?

Hi,

could anyone give me a hint about booting a 2.5.69 kernel? (Please reply directly, I'm not on the list)

When booting the 2.5.69 the boot code prints "Uncompressing..." and "booting..." and then it remains completely silent. Since the hard disk gets active, the kernel does not seem to have crashed, but to have become speechless. (Standard x86 hardware)

Any idea?

regards
Hadmut

First make sure your .config contains CONFIG_INPUT=y, CONFIG_VT=y and CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y

if they do already, then.. if you have CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y try turning that off.

Dave

Thanks for the hint, but it didn't help. :-(

regards
Hadmut

tried booting with acpi=off ?
Try disabling framebuffer if you have it compiled in.

Dave

HD> gets active, the kernel does not seem to have crashed, HD> but to have become speechless. (Standard x86 hardware) HD> Any idea?

I think you have wrong settings of the console.
Try the standard 80/25 text mode...

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Thanks for the hint, that brought me to the problem:

# CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set

Setting this to y solved the problem.

Thanks and regards
Hadmut