Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 124325
computer won't boot after fedora core 2 install
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:10:43 EST
From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040113 Description of problem: I've just installed FC2. Install went fine except for the mouse not working. Rebooted without switching the computer off. Fedora started, but mouse still didn't work (just a simple logitech pilot, noithing fancy.) So i decided to reboot again, but this time it would be a cold reboot. Turned off the computer - switched it on again. The computer now won't get any further than the big ASUS logo screen. I had this same problem with FC2Test2, but then, unplugging some the hard disk booting, switching off, plug in hd and reboot would solve the problem. Now it doesn't. Help. (using a spare computer) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Didn't try Steps to Reproduce: 1.COmputer won't boot - therefore can't reproduce 2. 3. Additional info:
This is ... strange. Can you get into the BIOS setup menu? Can you boot from any other devices?
I've got it running again. But it scared me how. I tried by dissambling the computer completely, but it wouldn't help. The boot process never really started - it would get to the big blue ASUS logo. After that, it should start reading the BIOS, giving me the option to change it, but it just wouldn't happen. I resetted the CMOS a few times, but it didn't help. I couldn't boot from any device, since the computer wouldn't even get to the point where it reads the bios. No surprise booting without hard disks and even without cd and floppy wouldn't get me beyond the blue ASUS screen. After five hours it suddenly booted into the BIOS configuration screen. I touched one key, and it froze. :( Rebooted quite a few times before i got the BIOS screen again - froze again. Repeated that, got a brainwaive, hit F10 (exit and save) and Enter as soon as i got into the BIOS screen, rebooted and ... hallelujah. (So resetting the BIOS didn't help, saving the BIOS did. Beats me.) But i'm to scared to redo a Fedora Core 2 install. As i said, i had experienced the same thing with FC2Test2, though less scary. Can't remember it happening with FC2Test3 (it could have). I'll check my BIOS version.
i have had a very similar problem i am using a gateway with an intel motherboard 2G P4 i installed FC2 and restarted then it hung at the BIOS screen. after this happened i got no response just like you. i was not able to get past it with out unplugging the HDs. i changed Hard drives and it worked so i thought my HD died.... but after atempting again it made that HD quit. the real kicker to this is that those HD will work in another computer but not in this one any more.