> Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 09:37:21 -0500 > From: Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [lfs-support] Boot problem > To: LFS Support List <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Richard wrote: >> >> I have a LFS 7.2 system and a Shuttle AV49 motherboard. >> About one time in every 20 bootups, my computer hangs >> up and I have to power it down and back up. When it >> hangs, the last line I see on the monitor is: >> >> Serial: 8250/16550 driver, 4 ports, IRQ sharing enabled >> >> When it boots successfully, the next line I see is: >> >> serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A >> >> So it appears that the problem has something to do with >> the uart. I've tried searching the web and I did find >> some mention of a potential problem detecting the uart, >> but I didn't find a solution. Is anyone aware of this >> particular problem? I assume it is a kernel bug of some >> kind. I haven't been able to get any useful information >> from the logs, everything just seems to stop at the >> above point. > > I'd say it's more likely a hardware problem. > > Are you using the serial port at all? If not, just disable all > configuration items in the kernel regarding serial ports. > > -- Bruce
I don't use the serial port often, but I'd like to have the option of using it. I'm sceptical that it is a hardware problem, since this problem doesn't show up with my other operating systems, which include LFS 6.2, PCLinux OS, Windows XP and Windows 98. Richard -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
