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From: Jack <ostroffjh@×××××××××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 5.16.3 fails to boot
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:05:33
Message-Id: 9e1c29dc-e13b-1435-d847-62fadaa958c0@users.sourceforge.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Kernel 5.16.3 fails to boot by Helmut Jarausch
1 Have you read the recent threads here?  Have you assured the appropriate
2 FB (framebuffer)  config settings?  If those are not set, the system may
3 actually boot, but you won't see any output. There was also a CPU
4 related setting for a specific AMD processor (I didn't pay much
5 attention, since it didn't affect me.)
6
7 On 2/4/22 12:00, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
8 > Hi,
9 >
10 > I have been built (and used successfully) nearly each kernel of the
11 > gentoo-source 5.x.x.
12 >
13 > I've copie the old config to the new kernel directory and did "make
14 > oldconfig"
15 >
16 > Suddenly with Kernel 5.16.{3,4,5} these kernels hang during boot.
17 >
18 > Has anybody made a similar bad experience?
19 > How can I find the culprit - hopefully without resorting to "git bisect"?
20 >
21 > Many thanks for some hints,
22 > Helmut.
23 >
24 > P.S. I am running an AMD Threadripper with several NVME devices.
25 >