Re: kernel module eeprom causing system freeze
On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 08:58:25AM +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote:
> after a circuit breaker caused a power outage, which reset the
> bios. debian is now freezing (solid) at 'Loading kernel module eeprom'.
Power loss should never reset the BIOS. A power surge perhaps, or a
defective motherboard could.
> I have tended to the bios and reset to optimized, fail safe etc.
> Prior to the power outage there wasnt anything fancy in the bios
> settings regardless.
>
> I have tried booting the current and the two prior kernels with
> the same results.
>
> Any thoughts?
Well eeprom is the I2C eeprom driver, so I would guess one of your I2C
controllers is broken. Often found on the motherboard and the video
card among others.
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Len Sorensen
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