another boot hang (not the jffs2 one)

Mikus Grinbergs mikus at bga.com
Thu Jun 4 18:10:23 UTC 2009


Console ends with
> Loading ramdisk image from nand:\boot\initrd0.img ...

The question is - how repeatable is this situation ?

I get these from time to time on my XO-1s.  My usual response is to 
repeat the boot sequence from the beginning, *after* having changed 
my external device configuration (for instance, by pulling some 
cables from the USB sockets on the XO).  [My guess is that the boot 
software gets "stuck" waiting for something -- and that by changing 
the external devices I somehow change the internal timings of boot.]

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For me, booting sometimes also gets "stuck" soon after
> Type the Esc key to interrupt automatic startup

My response is to just repeat the boot sequence from the beginning.
Without me doing anything except glaring at the XO, it appears to 
alter its internal timings enough to next time get past this point.

mikus




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