RE: Linux console at boot

[George Bonser]

Well I have been all through the incremental from pre6 to pre7 and
dont see anything obvious that would cause it not to see the disks.
Nobody else has complained of it ... so weird.

>
> Serial console is the best.  If you can't do that, add a delay after
> each set of console output.  Tweak 100000000 to get a
> suitable delay.
>
> Index: 17.1/kernel/printk.c
> --- 17.1/kernel/printk.c Tue, 11 Dec 2001 09:58:50 +1100
> kaos (linux-2.4/j/48_printk.c 1.1.2.2.7.1.2.3 644)
> +++ 17.1(w)/kernel/printk.c Sat, 26 Jan 2002 21:30:53 +1100
> kaos (linux-2.4/j/48_printk.c 1.1.2.2.7.1.2.3 644)
> @@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ static void call_console_drivers(unsigne
>  		}
>  	}
>  	_call_console_drivers(start_print, end, msg_level);
> +	{ int i; for (i = 0; i < 100000000; ++i) ; }
>  }
>
>  static void emit_log_char(char c)