hangcheck module (was Re: FAI install hangs on endless "scrolling screen" with kernel 2.6)

[P.S.S.Camp]

On Wed, 25 May 2005, Thomas Lange wrote:

> >>>>> On Wed, 25 May 2005 17:07:33 +0200, Holger Levsen <debian at layer-acht.org> said:
>
>     > Hi Phill,
>     > On Wednesday 25 May 2005 16:43, you wrote:
>     >> Is there any chance this could go in the hang-check module could be put
>     >> into the standard fai kernel build?
>
>     > what's the hang-check module ? I guess enabling, but not using the module
>     > cannot do any harm, it just makes the kernel bigger ?
>
>     -> Please file a bug against fai-kernels...
>
> Do we really need the hang-check module in the default fai-kernel? IMO
> no. If you have a serious kernel problem with your fai kernel, you
> can build a new fai kernel yourself. But maybe your problem is related
> to bug #307147 and so we have a workaround in fai and with kernel
> 2.6.11 this bug should be fixed.
>
I think so for fai installs, when your doing an unattended remote
install,  there is nothing worse than it going quiet...(Been there done
that got the t-shirt) due to an unexpected bug at least if it reboots
there is some hope of fixing/working round it remotely.

Phill.

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