serial console - working, then stuck output and can't login

Hi there, I recently have been trying to debug some system freezes and have implemented a serial console connected to a laptop. I am running Debian Etch on the server. When the system boots up using Grub, I get the menu on my serial console and I can press enter to select which kernel to boot

grub ide=nodma not working with CF card - boot delay

Hi there. I have been trying to figure out how to get rid of the dma timer errors that I am getting when booting my debian testing (etch) from compact flash (Kingston) using a CF-to-IDE interface. I have placed the following in my /boot/grub/menu.lst: kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-686

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Hi there, I am running Debian3.1 with kernel 2.6.8-2-386 on a Dell Laptop. I am using it as a remotely accessed always-on server. It seems to run quite well, but sometimes after a few months, I get a dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x20 error the file system (reiserFS) resets itself into

kernel: hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x20

Hi there, I am running Debian3.1 with kernel 2.6.8-2-386 on a Dell Laptop. I am using it as a remotely accessed always-on server. It seems to run quite well, but sometimes after a few months, I get a dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x20 error the file system (reiserFS) resets itself into

Re: kernel: hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x20

George, Thanks for the reply. I looked up the bug report, and it looks very similar to what I'm experiencing. What Kernel are you running with now where you see the problem less now? I don't think that I have Seagate drive, and until recently I was using the hard drive in a happy, working

Read-only CF-card based Debian?

Hi there, I am looking to build an always-on, low-powered Debian server for a small home-office that will support Asterisk for VoIP, files, scanner, fax, print server. I hope to base it on a VIA EPIA mini-ITX fanless motherboard with the Debian OS installed on a CF card, then the operating