dv8000 won't boot new info

[Jeremy Katz]

On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 22:35 -0500, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 11:11:07AM -0500, Neal Becker wrote:
>  > I'm struggling to boot various Fedora kernels on my new hp dv8000.  I
>  > learned something very interesting. 
>  > 
>  > Install from FC4 -> boots OK
>  > update to any FC4 update kernel -> hangs 
>  > ACPI: Ssubsystem revision 20050902
>  > 
>  > Install FC5T1 -> boots OK
>  > update to newer 2.6.15 from rawhide -> hangs
>  > same result as above.
>  > 
>  > Conclusion:
>  > It's _not the kernel version_ that's the problem.  It's the installer.
>  > 
>  > Kernels installed by anaconda work.  Those installed by rpm -i don't.  (I
>  > have tried others also).
> 
> The only possible difference there might be mkinitrd.
> Jeremy ? Peter ?

They get called the same.  The conclusion I'd reach here is "the test1
kernel works, later ones don't" :-)

Jeremy