Re: Tecras and Debian 1.2
Concerning the Tecra bzImage boot patch, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> What does this fix exactly? I have a server machine located at my
> service provider, which requires a keyboard; without one, it
> says "Loading Linux..............." then waits forever until a keyboard
> is connected. Will this fix this?
Nope, I don't think so. The Tecra problem is one of cache coherency
when the A20 is first enabled, and it causes the machine to reboot
after "Loading Linux...............", returning you to "boot:". The
kernel patch simply flushes the cache. More details can be found at:
http://www.cck.uni-kl.de/misc/tecra710/
and a temporary replacement rescue disk can be found at:
http://www.math.virginia.edu/~kdh5j/debian/tecra730
The next set of boot disks will contain this kernel patch.
I think that your concern is a common one. Perhaps other list members
will be able to help.
Kirk Hilliard
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