HP Pavilion dv6 hangs at boot.

[Tom Diehl]

Hi,

On Thu, 3 Dec 2009, Jatin K wrote:

> On 12/02/2009 10:42 AM, Tom Diehl wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Has anyone tried to install F12 on an HP Pavilion dv6-1334? I am trying to 
>> boot
>> the live cd and when it gets to "starting udev" the machine hangs. I have 
>> tried
>> a couple of command line options line iommu=off and iommu=soft but the 
>> behavior
>> does not change.
>> 
>> I looked at google and bugzilla for suggestions but so far no joy.
>> 
>> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this machine to boot?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
> try disabling the FDD, if it is in BIOS

It is already disabled.

I suspect there is some kernel parameter I can pass at boot but I have no
idea what. I really wish there was a chart somewhere that listed all of the
kernel boot options and what they do.

Regards,

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