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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 09:07:22 -0400
From: Phil Auld <pauld@egenera.com>
To: DragonK <dragon_krome@yahoo.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux Kernel 2.4.x Bug
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Rumor has it that on Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 10:04:05AM -0200 Denis Vlasenko said:
> On 24 September 2002 19:34, DragonK wrote:
> > I'm sorry if I'm sending this to the wrong persons,
> > but I really don't know whom I should send this to.
> >
> > My problem involves ALL linux kernels 2.4.x. All
> > versions I've tried on my machine lock up at boot time
> > (no panic, no oops, just plain old dead), just after
> > writing "Uncompressing linux kernel...Ok, now booting
> > the kernel...". The kernel banner DOES NOT appear. I
> > compiled every kernel with a minimal set of options
> > (and CPU=386) but nothing; I've even installed the
> > latest Lilo.

maybe too minimal :)

This sounds like what you get if you don't have VT configured. 
Make sure you have these in your .config

CONFIG_VT=y
CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y

Phil
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