Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 04 Apr 2001 14:17:08 -0400 | From | Brian Gerst <> | Subject | Re: 2.4 kernel hangs on 486 machine at boot |
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Alan Cox wrote: > > > Problem: Linux kernel 2.4 consistently hangs at boot on 486 machine > > > > Shortly after lilo starts the kernel it hangs at the following message: > > Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode... > > <blinking cursor> > > Does this happen on 2.4.3-ac kernel trees ? I thought i had it zapped >
Yes, that fix in -ac should take care of it. As to why only the 486 showed the problem, most 386's will not fault on the write protected page (the whole reason for this test) and pentiums and later don't run the test at all (assumed good).
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