Description of problem: kernel-2.6.23-0.169.rc5.git1.fc8 fails to boot for me (Thinkpad X60). After the grub splash screen count down, I see a few text lines on the screen for about half a second before it immediately reboots and I get the Thinkpad startup screen. Selecting kernel-2.6.23-0.164.rc5.fc8 from grub, the system boots fine. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.6.23-0.169.rc5.git1.fc8 How reproducible: Every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
*** Bug 283671 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
On my Thinkpad, the kernel emits: Booting: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQ waits a couple of seconds, and then reboots.
Probably not related, but removing this kernel package generates: [root@localhost ~]# rpm -e kernel-2.6.23-0.169.rc5.git1.fc8 ls: cannot access /boot/initrd*kdump.img: No such file or directory [root@localhost ~]#
Same problem on Acer TravelMate 2493NWLMi, selecting previous kernel (kernel-2.6.23-0.43.rc0.git16.fc8) fix problem
reboots on a AMD X2 x86_64, also
reboots on an ASUS P4P800 mobo as well.
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Reboots there too Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller (rev a3) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
Here too CPU: AMD 1607.311 MHz Mobo: Asus K8N-VM RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller (rev a2) PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1) VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C51G [GeForce 6100] (rev a2) Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio (rev a2) Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88w8335 [Libertas] 802.11b/g Wireless (rev 03)
Same problem here too, on a Dell Latitude D800. Have just downloaded from koji and installed kernel-2.6.23-0.168.rc5.git1.fc8.i686, (only difference is patch linux-2.6-x86-debug-boot.patch is not applied), and kernel boots without a problem.
*** Bug 284261 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
As suggested at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KernelBugTriage , tried the following lines in /boot/grub/grub.conf: title Fedora (2.6.23-0.169.rc5.git1.fc8) debugging root (hd0,1) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.23-0.169.rc5.git1.fc8 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb boot_delay=10000 vga=791 acpi=off nolapic noapic nohz=off earlyprintk=vga nosoftlockup initrd /initrd-2.6.23-0.169.rc5.git1.fc8.img t I did not see any more information on the screen; computer cycles back to grub screen.
here too on my HP Compaq NX7300 laptop... just reboots...
Same symptom on a Vaio SZ3
When trying the next version of the kernel, is it necessary to rpm -e kernel-2.6.23-0.169.rc5.git1.fc8 before running the Software Updater, in order to continue to have kernel-2.6.23-0.164.rc5.fc8 still available? In other words, does the Software keep the currently-running kernel (164) available in Grub, or does it keep the latest installed kernel (169) as the "previous" one?
Fixed in kernel-2.6.23-0.170.rc5.git1.fc8
(In reply to comment #15) > When trying the next version of the kernel, is it necessary to > rpm -e kernel-2.6.23-0.169.rc5.git1.fc8 > before running the Software Updater, in order to continue to have > kernel-2.6.23-0.164.rc5.fc8 still available? > > In other words, does the Software keep the currently-running kernel > (164) available in Grub, or does it keep the latest installed kernel > (169) as the "previous" one? > It keeps the latest one AFAIK.
.170 fixed this issue for me. can be downloaded here: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=18240
*** Bug 285081 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
(In reply to comment #15) > When trying the next version of the kernel, is it necessary to > rpm -e kernel-2.6.23-0.169.rc5.git1.fc8 > before running the Software Updater, in order to continue to have > kernel-2.6.23-0.164.rc5.fc8 still available? > > In other words, does the Software keep the currently-running kernel > (164) available in Grub, or does it keep the latest installed kernel > (169) as the "previous" one? > To keep more versions of the kernel, and any other packages that are marked for install only, as opposed to update, you can edit /etc/yum.conf and change "installonly_limit=2" to "installonly_limit=n" where n is the number of kernel versions you wish to keep installed. yum will always keep the newest n versions of the package, regardless of the order in which they were installed, and regardless of what version of the kernel is running.
after updating fedora with latest kernel for fedora devel I got finally a working system. My kernel is now: ]# uname -a Linux rawhide 2.6.23-0.185.rc6.git7.fc8