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Subject: Re: 2.4 kernel hangs on 486 machine at boot
To: vik.heyndrickx@pandora.be (Vik Heyndrickx)
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 18:54:14 +0100 (BST)
Cc: rhw@memalpha.cx, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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> Problem: Linux kernel 2.4 consistently hangs at boot on 486 machine
> 
> Shortly after lilo starts the kernel it hangs at the following message:
> Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode...
> <blinking cursor>

Does this happen on 2.4.3-ac kernel trees ? I thought i had it zapped

> 

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