Re: Blinking Keyboard Light Error Condition Codes after early boot freeze

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Elizabeth Barham wrote:

> Hi,
>
>   I made a bootdisk as per Tom's instructions here:
>
> <http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Bootdisk-HOWTO/x1440.html>
>
> although my bootdisk is using busybox and uClibc - but it does not get
> as far as busybox.
>
>   The error occurs directly after LILO completes and decompress_kernel()
> in arch/i386/boot/compressed/misc.c successfully displays:
>
>         Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel.
>
> The entire boot sequence stops here as far as screen output is
> concerned; however, two of the "lock" keys are flashing in sequence:
> the Num Lock LED light and the Caps Lock LED light.
>
>    I have been looking for the meaning of "Caps Lock and Num Lock
> blinking in sequence" but so far to no avail.
>
>    Does anyone know what the lights mean or where I should look to
> find out?
>
>    Thank you, Elizabeth
>
>
>  
The only time I've ever seen such behaviour was on a Windows box, but it 
wasn't related to Windows. It was a BIOS setting for a Boot-Up Password.

Probably isn't any help, but there you go.

Kent