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Bug#516630: Lenny with kernel 2.6.26 can not be installed in text mode or hangs when Setting console screen modes and fonts



reassign 516630 linux-2.6
retitle 516630 system hangs with 2.6.26 (but works with 2.6.25.2)
thanks

Christian Greif-Kettmann <christian.greif-kettmann@gmx.de> writes:

[...]

> I chanced to leny while Lenny was testing. Lenny works with kernel 2.6.25.2.
> When Lenny changed to 2.6.26 installation with apt seems to work, but did not 
> start. Booting stops with:
> Setting console screen modes and fonts.
> I have to reset the computer.

[...]

> Because the system starts with 2.6.25 and does not start with 2.6.26 I think a 
> peace of code is missing in 2.6.26 whitch is responsible for configuring the 
> console.
>
> 2.6.26 hangs when when processing the script /etc/init.d/console-screen.sh and 
> there when processing /usr/bin/consolechars
>
> When I commended out processing  /etc/init.d/console-screen.sh then system 
> hangs when starting X (I suggess) and has to be reseted.

I'm reassigning the bug to the kernel since it does look as a kernel issue.

Cheers,

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