Bug#481125: [linux-image-2.6.24-1-amd64] nohz=off & 2.6.25 don't help

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Wed, 14 May 2008, Robert Chéramy wrote:

> Package: linux-image-2.6.24-1-amd64
> Version: 2.6.24-6
>
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> Hi,
>
> option "nohz=off" did not help, I had a freeze as i powered my desktop  
> on this evening.
> dmesg shows as usual :
>   Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = 300007466550 ns)
>   Time: hpet clocksource has been installed.
> (just after switching CPU0 and CPU1 to high resolution mode)
>
> I also tried Kernel 2.6.25-2, which also hat a freeze at boot. Boot  
> process did not go a lot further after the 10 minutes freeze as it has  
> problems finding its ramfs (but this is unrelated to the current bug)  
> and does a kernel panic.

use grub and not lilo then you can boot 2.6.25-2 and give better
judgment if it fixes the issue.

also never use that stupid report-bug-ng but proper reportbug

thanks

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maks