Crash after udev !

[Paul Dickson]

On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 10:11:46 -0700, Don Springall wrote:

> Well my test system is FUBAR. Did a Yum update from development that
> downloaded a big patch and now everything freezes after udev runs. I don't
> even get the signon splash screen so I think Xwindows is broken. It's not a
> problem with the Kernel because booting and older kernel still fails.
> 
>  
> 
> Did the usual Linux rescue from my Fedora 4 DVD but do not have enough
> skills to track down the problem. Could not get my wireless up to run a yum
> update. I usually run a custom Kernel to use 8 K stacks so I can run
> ndiswrapper windows drivers. Hence no network.
> 
> 
> What should I try to narrow down what is wrong ?


How many non-comment lines do you have in:
   /etc/pango/i386-redhat-linux-gnu/pango.modules

I ended up with only one line and X wouldn't start (neither VESA  nor
native).

I copied the contents from another system as this file is generated (by
who?) and not part of an RPM.

To get in, use the boot option: s  (you might want to remove the rhgb option)
Then "init 3" at the shell prompt (or check the above file).

This might have been the result of a interim RPM (pango?) that messed
things up.  Two other systems, updated later, did not have this problem.

	-Paul