Bug#482964: boot freezes with kernel 2.6.24-1-686

["Louis-Maurice De Sousa" <louis-maurice@pi-et-ro.net>]

> On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 03:55:31PM +0200, Louis-Maurice De Sousa
> wrote: > > make sure to rechange the udev_log afterwards to err, as
> this > > slows down boot.. > > Done. > But I only see udev logs on
> kernel 2.6.22-2 boot. It seems freeze occurs before udev starts.
> 
> okay that is also a nice indication.
> 
> please edit by hand 
> /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-premount/thermal
> 
> and put below the esac a set -x, like in belows patch
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/init-premount/thermal
> b/scripts/init-premount/thermal index aa146ec..698fbe7 100755 ---
> a/scripts/init-premount/thermal +++ b/scripts/init-premount/thermal @@
> -15,6 +15,8 @@ prereqs)
>   ;;
>  esac
> 
> +set -x
> +
>  case "$DPKG_ARCH" in
>  # load the right modules
>  powerpc|ppc64)

Done
*******************
case $1 in
# get pre-requisites
prereqs)
        prereqs
        exit 0
        ;;
esac
set -x

case "$DPKG_ARCH" in
# load the right modules
powerpc|ppc64)
**********************

 
> 
> then of course regenerate initramfs
> update-initramfs -u -k <kernelversion>
> 
> > > what are the last shown messages before freeze?

Two more lines appear :
Begin : Loading essential drivers 
done 
Begin : Running /scripts/init-premount
+ modprobe fan
+ modprobe thermal

> > I only noted last 11 lines as I must write them on a paper :-)
> > I hope it will be enough.
> > 
> > ***********************************
> > [   1.132979] TCP cubic registered
> > [   1.133038] NET: Registered protocol family 1
> > [   1.133102] NET: Registered protocol family 17
> > [   1.133161] Using IPI No-Shortcut mode
> > [   1.133360] registered taskstats version 1
> > [   1.133725] Freeing unused kernel memory: 252k freed
> > Loading please wait...
> > [   1.162711] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as
> > /class/input/input0 Begin : Loading essential drivers done Begin :
> > Running /scripts/init-premount ***********************************
> 
> still a  bit in the dark over here, aboves looks fine,
> no idea yet what freezes in init-premount but with aboves
> debugging output we should know sooner :)
> 
> sunny greetings

Not very sunny here near Paris :-)

--
Cordialement.

Louis-Maurice De Sousa