From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; X11; Linux i686) Opera 7.54 [en] Description of problem: No kernel-2.6.10 update releases will boot on my Dell 8400 PC. kernel-2.6.9-1.11smp and previous smp and non-smp kernels boot and work OK. Stops at the console line "Configuring Kernel Parameters" and needs a power cycle to reboot thereafter. Booting in non-gui mode. Doesn't get far enough to give any other debugging info. Tried kernel-2.6.10-1.9_fc2SMP, kernel-2.6.10-1.8_fc2SMP, kernel-2.6. 10-1.9_fc2, all with the same result. The machine is a pentium 4 with a single processor and a SATA hard drive. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.6.10-1.8_FC2smp, 2.6.10-1.9_FC2smp, 2.6.10-1.9_FC2 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Install 2.6.10-? kernel 2.Reboot 3.Select 2.6.10-? kernel at grub prompt. Actual Results: Stops at the statement Configuring Kernel Parameters. Hangs indefinately until power cycle Expected Results: Successfull boot. Additional info:
I got the same problem on a Dell SX280. It is this command in rc.sysinit that hangs: hwclock --utc --hctosys This worked fine in previous (2.6.9) kernels.
Thanks Jan D I commented out the hwclock command in rc.sysinit and my Dell Dimension 8400 now boots ok.
The workaround mentioned in bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=144894 also works, i.e.: hwclock --directisa ... That bug is for Fedora Core 3, but it is the same problem as for this bug.
Fedora Core 2 has now reached end of life, and no further updates will be provided by Red Hat. The Fedora legacy project will be producing further kernel updates for security problems only. If this bug has not been fixed in the latest Fedora Core 2 update kernel, please try to reproduce it under Fedora Core 3, and reopen if necessary, changing the product version accordingly. Thank you.