> > 2.1.99 is still nogo for me. This time I used a somewhat more conservative
> > config, plus I compiled the Kernel 'normally' with gcc 2.7.2.3 instead of
> > egcs 1.0.2. This time the kernel doesn't panic, but the system simply
> > resets during the boot up. The last massage I was able to read, before
> > the screen blanked and the system reset was something with 'APIC timer'.
> > Having looked at the source, I think the most likely candidate for this
> > message is: calibrating APIC timer ...
>
> could you put a udelay(1000*1000) to the end of kernel/printk.c:printk()?
> This way you have a 1 second delay after each line printed.
I have made patch which does udelay(1sec) after each printk when
requested at kernel command line. I think it would be good idea into
2.2 - what do you think?
Pavel
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