Bug 56077 – System Stops Booting After "using anticipatory io scheduler..."

• Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Joel B 2004-07-04 11:31:35 UTC]

When I am booting my new Gentoo system, the system locks during boot after "using anticipatory io scheduler..."  The system required a hard reboot.  

Relevant info:
kernel 2.6.7-gentoo-r7
Stage 3 Install

System:
Athlon 800
Asus A7V Motherboard (w/ bios rev 1004d)
384 MB RAM

I have tried switching to the deadline scheduler but that locks up also.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot gentoo with 2.6.7 kernel with a7v mobo
Actual Results:  
System locks up after "using anticipatory io scheduler..."

Expected Results:  
System should boot completely to login prompt

kernel 2.6.7-gentoo-r7
Stage 3 Install

Athlon 800
Asus A7V Motherboard (w/ bios rev 1004d)
384 MB RAM

[Comment 1 Joel B 2004-07-04 12:52:43 UTC]

After advice for another bug, I can boot past this freeze if I disable the second IDE channel entirely.

[Comment 2 Greg Kroah-Hartman (RETIRED) 2004-07-04 20:37:59 UTC]

Does this also happen on a stock kernel.org kernel with the same .config?

[Comment 3 Joel B 2004-07-04 21:27:20 UTC]

Yes, this also happens with the stock kernel and same .config.

[Comment 4 Greg Kroah-Hartman (RETIRED) 2004-07-05 07:06:37 UTC]

Thanks, then this is a upstream bug, nothing we added in the gentoo kernel.

Please go file this at bugzilla.kernel.org.