FC1 + Kernel 2.6.6 boot problem

[Gary Waters]

> I experienced the exact same problem with a Dell PowerEdge 1750 (single 
> Xeon processor).  It stopped at "Freeing unused kernel memory" and 
> normally the next line would be the INIT.  


That's precisely the same problem I encountered when I tried to install
2.6. It also hangs at "Freeing unused kernel memory." 

I also get this error msg when installing:

/dev/mapper/control: open failed: No such file or directory
Is device-mapper driver missing from kernel?
Command failed

I found some info, such as here:

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2003-December/msg01117.html

I am, however, reluctant to try anything due to my lack of knowledge of
Linux. In the interim I found that the latest 2.4 kernel also
intermittently hangs on my system.

Gary


> I could still hit 
> CRTL-ALT-DEL and the system would reboot.  I tried everything (building 
> the scsi and fs modules in the kernel) but changing the Processor Type.  
> I just installed FC2 on the same box and it worked but looking a the 
> kernel source, the processor type is a Pentium-Pro, not the 
> Pentium-4/Celeron(P4-based)/Pentium-4 M/Xeon type.  It appears to be 
> runninig fine - change the processor to Pentium-Pro and see if this works.
> 
> Vernon


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