Bug#557033: linux-image-2.6.31-1-amd64: Kernel logs WARNING at hpet.c:390.

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

hello

[ please keep bug report on cc this is not private conversation
  and got lost in such! ]

On Sat, 06 Feb 2010, Gerry Butler wrote:

> Thank you. 
> 
> I can't start linux at all with 2.6.32. 
> 
> apt-get warned that some drivers used on the system are unavailable. 

you seem to confuse firmware and drivers.
and rtl8168d can not be related to booting unless you are netbooting,
which i kind of doubt.
 
> It will be a week or more before I can devote more time to it. Anyhow, at this point I don't know how to get the required drivers. When I installed 2.6.31, I didn't need to get any additional drivers. 
> 
> When I try to boot, very early in the boot process it dumps a trace to the screen then freezes. ctrl-alt-del does nothing, and I need to hit the system reset button to continue (ie, to reboot). 
> 
> This is how I installed it:
> 
> 	apt-get -t sid install linux-image-2.6-amd64
> 
> I'm fairly new to linux (coming from Windows), so I'm not sure if I've just made some stupid mistake.

well unless you can't reproduce the message with 2.6.32
this bug can be closed.

for assistance on the upgrade just use the #debian irc channel.
it is for user support.

kind regards

-- 
maks