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  From: Mark Phillips <mark@ist.flinders.edu.au>
  To  : Mike Andrew <mikero@norfolk.nf>
  Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 23:59:48 +0930 (CST)

Re: 2.2.15 kernel boot freezes at "running ntpdate..."

On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, Mike Andrew wrote:

> From: Mark Phillips <mark@ist.flinders.edu.au>
> > My friend has a Toshiba Tecra 8000 laptop.  We are having problems with
> > the 2.2.15 kernel.  It boots fine with the 2.0.36 kernel, but recent
> > attempts to boot the 2.2.15 kernel have it freezing at the line
> >
> > "running ntpdate to syncronise clock""
> 
> certainly, and why not? That program is attempting to get to the outside
> world (via ethernet) to update the cmos / system clock. Your network is
> presumably not connected at boot time.

You're right, it was ntpdate.  I've just found that out.

Cheers,

Mark.

> 
> 
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> 
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