FC3 x86_64 boot hangs at HAL Daemon

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Thiago Guzella wrote:

>>Server System details:
>>Asus A8V Motherboard
>>AMD 64 3000+ CPU
>>Kingston 256Mb RAM
>>WD 40Gb SATA HDD (2x) (RAID 1)
>>Radeon 9200 ADP Video card
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>Hum, I have the same mobo as you, and also can't boot on FC3...
>actually the system can't boot on any kernel later than 2.6.5...
>I get an error message regarding powernowk8, during the kernel
>initialization, and, when trying to start X ("the graphical/window
>system"), the screen locks up displaying a weird picture that
>resembles my wallpaper, locking up the system, but the mouse still
>works...
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Simalar response for me. Same system lock-up but mine displays the boot 
sequence with 'Starting HAL Daemon .....{OK]' as the last item on the list.

After watching closely, I've found that I get the same 'powernow-k8 
failed' as you do.

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>>the video setup but still continued. Now on boot the system runs up to
>>'starting the HAL Daemon' which gets a green 'OK'. Then the screen
>>blacks out and, after a few seconds, returns but is locked up. The mouse
>>pointer moves, but nothing else responds.
>>
>>I removed 'rhgb quiet' and was able to boot to the command line, but I'm
>>a relative Linux newbie and don't know what to do to continue.
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>Can you list your BIOS confirgurations (are you running with Cool and
>Quiet enabled?? ACPI 2.0??)?? Maybe this could help me...
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BIOS:
AMIBIOS
Version:        08.00.09
Build Date:    09/15/04
ID:                A0036001

AMD Cool & Quiet is enabled (although I get the same response with it 
enabled)

ACPI 2.0 Support:        [No]
ACPI APIC Support:    [Enabled]

If I need to post other BIOS data, I'll be glad to. Please let me know 
which parts.....

>Have you checked the system logs?? Take a look at the
>/var/log/messages file and also the X.org log, under
>/var/log/Xorg.0.log; the error might by listed in there...
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In /var/log/messages:

    Dec 24 08:09:03 Localhost Kernel: powernow-k8: vid trans failed, vid 
0x3, curr 0x4
    Dec 24 08:09:03 Localhost Kernel: powernow-k8: transition frequency 
failed

    *** it retried (and failed) this over 30 times before continuing ***

    *** smartd also failed but I believe that is because I have SATA 
drives ***

    *** Here's something that may be valuable: ***
    Dec 24 08:09:03 Localhost Kernel: ACPI: PCI interuppt 
0000:01:00.0[A]  -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 169
    Dec 24 08:09:03 Localhost Kernel: [drm] initialized radeon 1.011.00 
20020828 on minor 0:
    Dec 24 08:09:03 Localhost Kernel: agpgart: Found an AGP 3.0 
compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
    Dec 24 08:09:03 Localhost Kernel: agpgart: Badness. Don't know which 
AGP mode to set
             [cmd: 1f000a0a  tmp: 1f000a1a   fell back to:- cmd: 
1f000a08  tmp: 1f000a1a]
    Dec 24 08:09:03 Localhost Kernel: agpgart: Bridge couldn't do AGP x4.
    Dec 24 08:09:03 Localhost Kernel: agpgart: Graphic card couldn't do 
AGP x4.
    Dec 24 08:09:03 Localhost Kernel: agpgart: Badness. Don't know which 
AGP mode to set
             [cmd: 1f000a08  tmp: ff00021b   fell back to:- cmd: 
1f000208  tmp: ff00021b]
    Dec 24 08:09:03 Localhost Kernel: agpgart: Bridge couldn't do AGP x4.
    Dec 24 08:09:03 Localhost Kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 
0000:00:00.0 into 0x mode
    Dec 24 08:09:03 Localhost Kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 
0000:01:00.0 into 0x mode
    Dec 24 08:09:03 Localhost Kernel: [drm] Loading R200 Microcode

    *** This is apparently where the boot sequence stops ***

In /var/log/Xorg.0.log:
    *** Though I'm very unfamilar with this, it appears I have some type 
of video problem ***
    I get errors ([hsync out of range] and [bad mode 
clock/interface/doublescan]) on every screen resolution tested

Not sure what any of this means, though.

Any ideas?