Does anyone have FC4 running on hp dv8000?

[Robin Laing]

Neal Becker wrote:
> Robin Laing wrote:
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>>Neal Becker wrote:
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>>>Craig Thomas wrote:
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>>>>On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:23:49 -0500
>>>>Neal Becker <ndbecker2 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>I can't seem to get any kernels to boot, except the install CD/DVD. 
>>>>>They always hang.
>>>>>
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>>>>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.
> 
> 

I have a hard time thinking there is something with the way it is 
installed.  There are changes to the drivers in the newer kernels as I 
have seen on my Toshiba.  Something in the newer kernels could be 
causing the problem and be a conflict between chipsets.  I know that I 
  had to put ide=no-probe in my grub to get my DVD to work properly.

Will the computer boot to an old kernel after installing the new 
kernel?  Where does it actually freeze on the boot?

This is not my field, I am just making suggestions.  Grub is obviously 
working but something is probing your computer and hangs.  This is why 
I think it is a hardware issue.  I had an issue way back in the 
pre-fedora days with a computer that wouldn't boot due to a 
bios/hardware conflict.  It wasn't Linux but the version of BIOS.  The 
problem was there was no update as the MB was obsolete.