RE: Problems with Linux 2.3.1[1-4] on a Sony VAIO laptop

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge]

On 23-Aug-99 [e-mail] wrote:
> 
> I've been having problems booting anything Linux 2.3.11 through 2.3.14
> on my Vaio 505TX laptop.  A 2.3.10 kernel works just fine, but anything
> later doesn't boot at all.  All I get are the "Uncompressing
> kernel.... OK, booting the kernel" message, and then nada.

I get the same symptoms on my Sharp Actius A-100 with 2.3.14.  I only
discovered it this morning, so I haven't investigated further.  I had
initially thought it might have something to do with framebffer or APM,
but that doesn't seem likely from your description.

        J