Re: [Sheflug] Boot messages

[Richard Lowe <nospam [at] richlowe.demon.co.uk>]

* Ian Wright (Ian [at] iw63.freeserve.co.uk) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Can anyone give me clue as to where I can find out what the boot messages
> actually mean???
> 
> I am trying to build a 2.4.7 kernel with RTAI patch but the machine keeps
> locking up at 'bringing up interface lo' just after it heads off into
> runlevel 5. Try as I might, I can't find anything which tells me what
> 'interface lo' is or where I might look for the problem. The kernel boots OK
> with 'linux single' and compiled without any obvious errors so I assume the
> glitch is within the XFree86 stuff somewhere??

"interface lo" is the loopback network interface.
127.0.0.1

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