FC11 Freezes at udev on boot

[john wendel]

On 07/29/2009 08:42 AM, Tony Nelson wrote:
> On 09-07-29 01:20:20, Jatin K wrote:
>> On 07/29/2009 10:39 AM, Tony Nelson wrote:
>>> On 09-07-29 00:28:42, Jatin K wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've installed fedora FC (2.6.29.4.fc11.i586) ... after getting
>>>> update my kernel updated to 2.6.29.6-213.fc11.i586, now my system
>>>> freezes at udev when booting, before update it was fine !!!
>>>>
>>>> what it could be ?? how do I solve this issue ?
>>> It could be the new kernel.  Try a previous kernel.  Press a key
>>> while Grub is starting during boot (just before the kernel is
>>> loaded), and, when the Grub menu appears, use the up/down arrow
>>> keys to select another kernel, and then press RETURN (or right-
>>> arrow) to boot.
>>>
>>>
>> I've tried it .. ( old kernel ) but the thing remains same, after
>> that I reinstalled FC11 from DVD, problem was solved.. then again I
>> get the update from fedora ...  (I see the icon at panel, telling
>> that new updates are available ), now again I'm facing the same
>> problem !!!! :-( . so I think that there are some update which causes
>> the trouble
>
> Well, you're narrowing it down:  it's not the kernel.  Try booting
> without "rhgb" and "quiet", by getting to the Grub menu as above, and
> using Append ("a") to get to the kernel command line, and Backspace to
> delete those options (arrow keys to skip over stuff not to delete).
> You might see something informative when booting pauses.  Also, the
> Boot Log is back, sort of, in /var/log/boot.log.  It may not show
> anything from the proper time, though, as it covers service startup and
> not what happens in the initrd "init" nash script (which I just learned
> about).
>

Nothing interesting on the console when booting. Nothing interesting in 
the logs either.

Regards,

John