Description of problem: F8T1 Live CD fails to boot on Dell PIII 256MB computer. This computer ran FC2-FC6 with no problems. It had the same problem booting F7. I tried using the boot.iso from the DVD of F7 and it also failed in the same place. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): F8T1 How reproducible: Very Steps to Reproduce: 1. Turn on computer 2. Attempt to boot with live CD or F7 boot.iso 3. Actual results: Starts to boot and fails at 'Ready'. All disk activity stops. Expected results: Successful boot Additional info:
The F8T1 DVD does not install on my Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop (Service Tag: DC0Y441 BIOS: A14). After choosing "Install" from the main menu I see the following: Loading vmlinuz ............................ Loading initrd.img ....................... ..... Ready. then the system hangs. I tried the F8T1 DVD on my Dell Dimension 1100 tower, the verify of the media was good and the install went okay. Pat (pekane52 at gmail) --- P.S. I just installed the F7 DVD on the 8600 laptop without problems
I think I have the same problem on my new Desktop at work using Fedora 7. I installed it using a Live USB memory and the original 2.6.21 kernel worked fine. Now I updated the whole system with yum update and the 2.6.22.1-41.fc7 kernel wont boot, it blocks after uncompressing the kernel just before showing the Nash thing at the very beginning. [root@localhost ~]# lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82Q963/Q965 Memory Controller Hub (rev 02) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82Q963/Q965 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) 00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Contoller #4 (rev 02) 00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02) 00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev f2) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HB/HR (ICH8/R) LPC Interface Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) 4 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 02) 3f:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5755 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
(In reply to comment #2) > I think I have the same problem on my new Desktop at work using Fedora 7. I > installed it using a Live USB memory and the original 2.6.21 kernel worked fine. > Now I updated the whole system with yum update and the 2.6.22.1-41.fc7 kernel > wont boot, it blocks after uncompressing the kernel just before showing the > Nash thing at the very beginning. > This looks like a separate problem. It is for Fedora 7 not F8 Test1, and it at least decompresses the kernel. File a new bug.
I have tried the latest rawhide live CD, 20070904, and the 20070905 boot.iso and the results are still the same. There were some comments on the test list about a fix being in for this problem but I have yet to get a confirmation.
(In reply to comment #4) > I have tried the latest rawhide live CD, 20070904, and the 20070905 boot.iso and > the results are still the same. > kernels 0.170 and up have boot debugging. Try one of those (should be in 20070911 rawhide.)
(In reply to comment #5) > kernels 0.170 and up have boot debugging. Try one of those (should be in > 20070911 rawhide.) I just downloaded rawhide boot.iso 20070913. It prints the Ready and then: Boot: ABCDEFGHIJ and stops. I don't know if that is good or bad but it is different :-). Thanks.
Okay, EDD is failing: putchar('J'); query_edd(); Does it work with the kernel option "edd=off" or "edd=skipmbr"?
And what kind of Dell system is if failing on?
Dup of 239585, please report further info against that bug... *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 239585 ***
Tomorrow's rawhide contains a patch that hopefully fixes this. Please test and report results against bug 239585.