Re: Ramdisk Initialization Problem

Jaswinder Singh (jaswinder.singh@3disystems.com)
Thu, 24 May 2001 18:51:12 -0700


"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> wrote :
>
> First of all, try the latest kernel if you are going to report a bug.
>

As far as i know , Regarding Ramdisk linux-2.4.4 and 2.4.1 are similar.
, no body fixed this problem after 2.4.1 , If somebody please let me know .

Anyhow i will try with latest kernel and let you know , but it will take
some time .

> For the kernel people, this is classic evidence of relying on
> uninitialized memory; the "few minutes" is roughly how long it takes
> modern SDRAM to *reliably* discharge.
>

In my case , If i restart after 5 minutes it works fine , but if i restart
after 1 or 2 minutes kernel hangs during uncompressing ramdisk.

Best Regards,

Jaswinder.

--
These are my opinions not 3Di.

> -hpa

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