From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753344Ab1DWKrf (ORCPT ); Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:47:35 -0400 Received: from snt0-omc2-s2.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.55.90.77]:46924 "EHLO snt0-omc2-s2.snt0.hotmail.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753036Ab1DWKrd convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:47:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [50.47.160.44] From: Yuhong Bao To: CC: , , , , , Subject: FW: 2.6.38.3 and 2.6.39-rc4 hangs after "Booting the kernel" on quad Pentium Pro system Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:47:32 -0700 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <201104231855.47680.chris@csamuel.org> References: <201104222333.25546.chris@csamuel.org> <201104231522.06057.chris@csamuel.org> ,<201104231855.47680.chris@csamuel.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Apr 2011 10:47:32.0510 (UTC) FILETIME=[D95F4BE0:01CC01A3] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org FYI, I walked Chris on how to use DOS DEBUG via private email, and below is the results after the INT 15, using the instruction sequence I posted on the mailing list.Notice HIMEM was not loaded.  ---------------------------------------- > From: chris@csamuel.org > To: yuhongbao_386@hotmail.com > Subject: Re: 2.6.38.3 and 2.6.39-rc4 hangs after "Booting the kernel" on quad Pentium Pro system > Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:55:44 +1000 > > On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:28:26 PM Yuhong Bao wrote: > >> Actually, execute with G instead, and do it without HIMEM.SYS >> loaded. > > I couldn't see any HIMEM.SYS on the FreeDOS floppy (including > looking for hidden files) so I'm presuming it's not there. There > was a HIMEM.EXE so I've renamed it to NOHIMEM.OFF in the hope > that it won't get executed, even in the safe mode I was using. > > Using G instead of A I now get: > > -G > Unexpected breakpoint interrupt. > AX=3C00 BX=0F00 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFFE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000 > DS=2890 ES=2890 SS=2890 CS=2890 IP=0106 NV UP DI PL NZ NA PE NC > 2890:0106 0000 ADD [BX+SI], AL D:0F00=00 > - > > cheers, > Chris > -- > Chris Samuel : http://www.csamuel.org/ : Melbourne, VIC > > This email may come with a PGP signature as a file. Do not panic. > For more info see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenPGP