Problems with F7 kernels

Tue Nov 20 00:19:22 UTC 2007

As an update in case anyone is curious:

I finally got around this problem as I described here:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpost.php?p=905249&postcount=13

Basically, the common thread here seems to be Broadcom cards. In
2.6.22 and earlier the b43 driver was not loaded for my hardware:
0f:00.0 0280: 14e4:4328 (rev 01)

Now that it is in kernel 2.6.23, it seems to be the culprit in hanging
my system on Starting udev. The following resolved the issue for me:

In /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist add:

blacklist b43
blacklist sbs
blacklist mac80211
blacklist cfg80211

In /etc/modprobe.conf add

alias b43 off
alias sbs off
alias mac80211 off
alias cfg80211 off

On Nov 9, 2007 2:32 PM, Matt Hirsch <matthew.hirsch at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have the same problem. I'm not using a laptop though - my hardware
> is an intel mac pro. The system works fine with
> kernel-2.6.22.9-91.fc7, but stalls on "Starting udev" using
> kernel-2.6.23.1-21.fc7.
>
> I don't have a rescue disk with a 2.6.23 kernel on it. Would that be
> something worth trying to get more information about this problem? If
> so, could you recommend where I could get a USB stick or cd boot image
> for one?
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Matt
>
> Here's an lspci, just to give you an idea of the hardware present:
>
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000X Chipset Memory Controller
> Hub (rev 30)
> 00:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset PCI Express
> x8 Port 2-3 (rev 30)
> 00:03.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: Intel Corporation 5000 Series
> Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 3 (rev 30)
> 00:04.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5000X Chipset PCI Express x16
> Port 4-7 (rev 30)
> 00:05.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: Intel Corporation 5000 Series
> Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 5 (rev 30)
> 00:06.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: Intel Corporation 5000 Series
> Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 6 (rev 30)
> 00:07.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: Intel Corporation 5000 Series
> Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 7 (rev 30)
> 00:08.0 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset DMA
> Engine (rev 30)
> 00:10.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset FSB
> Registers (rev 30)
> 00:10.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset FSB
> Registers (rev 30)
> 00:10.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset FSB
> Registers (rev 30)
> 00:11.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset Reserved
> Registers (rev 30)
> 00:13.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset Reserved
> Registers (rev 30)
> 00:15.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset FBD
> Registers (rev 30)
> 00:16.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset FBD
> Registers (rev 30)
> 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB High
> Definition Audio Controller (rev 09)
> 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset PCI
> Express Root Port 1 (rev 09)
> 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset PCI
> Express Root Port 2 (rev 09)
> 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset PCI
> Express Root Port 3 (rev 09)
> 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset PCI
> Express Root Port 4 (rev 09)
> 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset
> UHCI USB Controller #1 (rev 09)
> 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset
> UHCI USB Controller #2 (rev 09)
> 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset
> UHCI USB Controller #3 (rev 09)
> 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset
> UHCI USB Controller #4 (rev 09)
> 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset
> EHCI USB2 Controller (rev 09)
> 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d9)
> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset LPC
> Interface Controller (rev 09)
> 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB IDE Controller (rev 09)
> 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset
> SATA IDE Controller (rev 09)
> 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset SMBus
> Controller (rev 09)
> 01:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6311ESB/6321ESB PCI Express
> Upstream Port (rev 01)
> 01:00.1 PIC: Intel Corporation 6311ESB/6321ESB I/OxAPIC Interrupt
> Controller (rev 01)
> 01:00.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6311ESB/6321ESB PCI Express to
> PCI-X Bridge (rev 01)
> 02:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6311ESB/6321ESB PCI Express
> Downstream Port E1 (rev 01)
> 02:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6311ESB/6321ESB PCI Express
> Downstream Port E2 (rev 01)
> 02:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6311ESB/6321ESB PCI Express
> Downstream Port E3 (rev 01)
> 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce
> 7300 GT] (rev a1)
> 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 80003ES2LAN Gigabit
> Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01)
> 05:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 80003ES2LAN Gigabit
> Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01)
> 08:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce
> 7300 GT] (rev a1)
> 0f:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Unknown device 4328 (rev 01)
> 10:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB82AA2 IEEE-1394b
> Link Layer Controller (rev 01)
>
> On 11/9/07, Jim van Wel wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > First of all. What hardware do you use , so type of your laptop. Second,
> > can you start in rescue mode?
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Jim.
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > > Over the past couple of days I have been updating my F7 machine and have
> > > installed both the two latest kernels which have been released. Both of
> > > these have caused my machine to fail to boot successfully.
> > >
> > > On choosing the appropriate kernel my machine "hangs" at the 'starting
> > > udev' section. The laptop's fans spin in ultra-high gear and regardless
> > > of how long I leave the machine, it never gets past this section.
> > >
> > > The latest kernel on which the laptop fails to boot is:
> > >
> > > kernel-2.6.23.1-21.fc7
> > >
> > > I also tried the immediate kernel before this one (sorry cannot think of
> > > the id number), but it was over-written by the 2.6.23.1-21.fc7 kernel.
> > >
> > > The last known kernel which works fine (there may have been others
> > > slightly more recent, but due to failing to update may never have been
> > > installed) is:
> > >
> > > 2.6.22.9-91.fc7
> > >
> > > I was wondering if anyone might be able to let me know what file /
> > > commands outputs would be required in order to resolve this problem get
> > > my machine using the latest kernels.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your assistance.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Tony Crouch
> > >
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