Does anyone have FC4 running on hp dv8000?
Neal Becker
ndbecker2 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 10 16:28:17 UTC 2006
Robin Laing wrote:
> Neal Becker wrote:
>> Craig Thomas wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:23:49 -0500
>>>Neal Becker <ndbecker2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I can't seem to get any kernels to boot, except the install CD/DVD.
>>>>They always hang.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Is it a widescreen? My dv1227 works great. How far into the process does
>>>it get? are you sure it's the kernel and not graphics related? Have you
>>>tried not starting X at boot?
>>>
>>>http://www.fedorafaq.org/basics/#runlevel
>>>
>>>If you can boot the install CD, you can boot into rescue mode:
>>>
>>>http://www.fedorafaq.org/basics/#rescue
>>>
>>>HTH
>>>
>>
>>
>> It is widescreen. It's not graphics.
>>
>> The 2.6.11 kernel that comes on the FC4 install works. But, I can't
>> accept this notebook if it won't boot newer Fedora kernels.
>>
>> All Fedora 2.6.14.xxx kernels won't boot. With no command line args, it
>> stops at
>> ACPI: Subsystem revision 20050902
>>
>> If I use acpi=off it stops later. I also tried acpi=irq. All fail, but
>> at different points!
>>
>> I tried the new test kernel 2.6.15-1.1823_FC4. Same result.
>>
>> I am trying to install FC5T1 right now.
>>
>
> I have no idea but as a suggestion, is your HD a Sata drive in the
> notebook? I ask this as I have a Toshiba that has SATA drives even
> through the spec said it was IDE. I could install FC4 on the laptop
> but the CD/DVD would only work at a slow speed. The newer kernels
> overcome this problem. This is why I wonder if it is related to the
> controller chip and atapi driver.
>
> What is the controller chip for the drives? Is the BIOS updated as
> well? Maybe an option in the BIOS will allow you to set the drives as
> legacy.
>
> Something to look at.
>
> http://www.linuxforum.com/linux-acpi/aboutacpi.html
>
I have made significant progress. Now I see what's going on. It doesn't
matter what kernel version I try, but how it is installed. It seems that
installing the kernel from FC4 fresh install is OK, but rpm -i <any kernel>
will just hang on boot.
I just tried FC5T1, and the same result. Conclusion: kernels installed with
anaconda boot, those installed with rpm -i don't.
Now, any ideas what could be the problem?
Any idea how I can manually use anaconda to do my updates?
I have to decide soon whether to keep this notebook. I don't want it if I
can't update the kernel.
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