Re: Debian freezes while booting

[fa-ml <fa-ml@ariis.it>]

fa-ml <fa-ml <at> ariis.it> writes:
> 
> The problem is that more often than not, when I boot debian, after typing the
> password for the encrypted volume, the boot process hangs (black-but-not-off
> screen, unresponsive to key presses). I say more often than not because once
> in, say, 20 boots everything goes smoothly (so I can login in a terminal,
> start x, etc.).

After many attempts, I found a solution. Add

    idle=halt

to kernel booting options. I wish I had explanation for that too, but ref.
doc [1] is pretty dry.

[1] https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt