Bug#523831: linux-image-2.6.26-2-686: Boot hangs with message 'Loading kernel modules...'
Dear Mr. Hansen,
I am not a member of the Debian Kernel Team, or any other team for that matter.
I am just an ordinary end user. But I noticed the message
Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = -244351700 ns)
in the kernel log file and wondered if that might be part of your problem.
You yourself have speculated that this might be a timing issue.
That is a huge delta, especially since you're still booting. I'm curious
to see if the following kernel boot parameters will solve your problem:
clocksource=pit notsc
For a more detailed discussion, see my web site,
http://www.wowway.com/~zlinuxman/tp600.htm,
under the heading "Clock Sources". Even if it does not solve your
problem, you should disable any clock source that is reported as unstable
in a message of the form
Clocksource xxx unstable
if that is possible, with a kernel boot parameter. In this case, notsc
does it. I am not subscribed to this bug report; so if you reply,
please copy me separately.
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