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On Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:53:42 -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> This may not be related but thought I would mention. For some reason, |
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> my system will not boot a kernel newer than 3.18.7. I use |
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> gentoo-sources and generally use make oldconfig. I have also tried the |
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> new 4.0 kernels as well. They try to boot but don't make it past the |
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> kernel trying to do its thing. I don't reboot often so I have not had |
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> the chance to figure out exactly why this is happening. Recently I had |
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> to start using that pesky init thingy but I don't think that is causing |
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> the problem. I get a error/panic and then it says it is going to |
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> reboot in 10 seconds. By the time I figure out where the failure might |
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> be, it reboots itself. |
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The reboot after a panic is a kernel option. You can turn it off or |
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lengthen the delay to give yourself time to read the message. |
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The option is CONFIG_PANIC_TIMEOUT. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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"There are no stupid questions, just too many inquisitive idiots." |
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