Re: Redhat 9 Hang on Boot

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 12:26:11AM -0500, Dean Axene wrote:
> I'm currently running RH 7.3.  I recently purchased RH 9. My first 
> attempt was to do an upgrade. The installation was done with no problem, 
> but on initial boot up the system hung up. I then tried to install to a 
> clean disk with the same result. I then did about 8 or 10 more 
> installations using different partitioning and system configurations 
> with exactly the same result. My computer is a home brew, but it more 
> than meets the prerequisites for installing RH 9. I have reviewed the 
> certified hardware list and I find nothing there that should cause this 
> failure. Booting from floppy makes no difference.
> 
> Watching the screen during boot up, I can see that it gets through the 
> very early portion OK. After hanging, I can read what's on my screen and 
> can see that it recognizes my floppy, my 2 hard drives and my 2 cdrom 
> drives, but then hangs on the very next item. Since the system is hung, 
> I can't see what that item is, and since I never get booted, I can't 
> read any of the log files.
> 
> I'm at a loss as to how to proceed, and would certainly appreciate any help.
> 
> Dean Axene

See if you can boot to single user or rescue mode to read the logs.
See Chapter 9 of The Fine Manual

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/

for details.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
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