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From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
Cc: imp@harmony.village.org
Subject: Re: GENERIC kernel hangs at boot (uhci-related) 
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In article <200105180404.f4I44bE07665@harmony.village.org>,
Warner Losh  <imp@harmony.village.org> wrote:
> In message <XFMail.010517195346.jdp@polstra.com> John Polstra writes:
> : When booting GENERIC, the kernel probes most (all?) of the devices and
> : gets to the point where it says, "Waiting 15 seconds for SCSI devices
> : to settle."  At that point it hangs solid.  Keystrokes aren't echoed;
> : scroll-lock doesn't work; CTRL-ALT-ESC does nothing.
> 
> Hmmm.  Do you have the ability to generate a NMI?

Yes, luckily I have a full box of ACCO No. 1 NMI Injection Devices
("holds up to 12 sheets!") in the middle drawer of my desk, and an
empty ISA slot in which to use them.  I'll see what I can find out
this weekend.

John
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  John Polstra                                               jdp@polstra.com
  John D. Polstra & Co., Inc.                        Seattle, Washington USA
  "Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence."  -- Chögyam Trungpa


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