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Description of problem: kernels: 2.6.26.3-14.f8 and 2.6.26.5-28.f8 do not boot at all on the sony FE770 laptop Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernels: 2.6.26.3-14.f8 and 2.6.26.5-28.f8 How reproducible: boot system normally from grub Steps to Reproduce: 1. turn computer on 2. wait 3. keep waiting... Actual results: system halts and does not boot past: "isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards..." "isapnp: No Plug & Play device found" Expected results: kernel is expected to boot as all f6/f7/and all previous f8 kernels have. Additional info: laptop manufacturer: sony laptop model: FE770 CPU: model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz cache size : 2048 KB flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm RAM: 2GB Please see hi-res photos of the laptop screen here: http://pics.fedoraos.org/F8_kernel_bug/
This should be fixed in 2.6.26.6
Release note added. If any revisions are required, please set the "requires_release_notes" flag to "?" and edit the "Release Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: seems to have been fixed in this kernel, as chuck said. I'm closing this issue.