Re: 2.2.15 kernel boot freezes at "running ntpdate..."
I wrote:
> My friend has a Toshiba Tecra 8000 laptop. We are having problems with
> the 2.2.15 kernel. It boots fine with the 2.0.36 kernel, but recent
> attempts to boot the 2.2.15 kernel have it freezing at the line
>
> "running ntpdate to syncronise clock""
>
> or something like that. Now I suspect the problem has nothing to do with
> ntpdate.
I was wrong. The problem was ntpdate. It was trying to poll the internet
while not connected to it.
Cheers,
Mark.
> We have had problems with this kernel ever since it was
> compiled. Previously we have had the problem that the console keyboard
> freezes, making it impossible to use the machine, except when it was
> connected via ethernet and you telnetted in from outside. We "overcame"
> this problem by getting it to boot straight into xdm (kdm). This meant we
> didn't need to get near the consoles in order to use the machine. Of
> course we still couldn't use the consoles with much success. Recently,
> changing to a console results in a blank screen with a thin horizontal
> line running across it.
>
> Anyway, now it won't even boot at all which is a real problem. I
> suspected the problem may be an apm one, but when I booted with the option
> "apm=off" it still hung at the same place!
>
> Does anyone know what's wrong or what I can do about it? It's very
> frustrating. Clearly it's some difference between the 2.0.36 kernel and
> the 2.2.15, but if it isn't power management, what else could it be? Any
> other kernel options that could be causing the problem?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mark.
>
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