Bug#277298: Kernel 2.6.x real time clock hang on Dell

["W. Borgert" <debacle@debian.org>]

Quoting Horms <horms@debian.org>:
> Do you have any indication of weather the problem occurs when
> initiating the real-time clock driver, or immediately afterwards.

I'm relatively sure, that it is the RTC.  Is there an easy
way to disable the RTC only?  Maybe by setting something at
the grub command line or by creating a new initrd?

> Did the kernel that you built by hand include this driver?

I didn't try a self-made kernel, ZacBowling did.
I asked her/him to send her/his config to this bug report.

Btw.: Kernel boots fine with acpi=off, but does not with
acpi=ht!