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Re: Reboot Problem



Hello

Robert Haines (<roberthaines@itconnect.net.au>) wrote:

> I got given an old compaq EN series sff, PII 400/64MB the other day in
> which I have set up as a small scale web server/ftp/mail, etc, etc. to
> sit on my ADSL connection. The box runs fine except it will not reboot
> with any kernel I compile... it shuts down all the daemons etc, and
> then reboots to a black screen. It reboots ok with 2.4.18-bf24 for
> some reason.
> 
> The kernel I have compiled is the 2.4.25 kernel, with APM support. PS:
> I have not had this problem with other PCs.

Maybe your system (boot loader) is configured to use some high
resolution mode for text consoles, but your kernel lacks text mode
selection or framebuffer support. Try using the vga=normal boot
parameter.

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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