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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