Softlockup on boot with Cape Verde XT on many kernels

[Michel Dänzer]

On 14.01.2015 03:20, Federico wrote:
> I tried setting vga=791, but the panic messages done appear on screen,
> only the normal kernel boot log until the key lights start flashing.

Sounds like the panic happens after vesafb is already shut down in
favour of radeon.


> Also tried a video capture, but the text goes too fast even for the LCD
> to update the image.
> 
> Do you know how to set the console font size as a kernel parameter?

Search for '8-.*font' in Documentation/svga.txt.

Other possibilities would be serial console or possibly netconsole.


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