FC11 Freezes at udev on boot

[Tony Nelson]

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).

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