FC2 + 2.6.8 kernel - hangs on boot

Ted Kaczmarek tedkaz at optonline.net
Sat Sep 11 16:09:38 UTC 2004


On Sat, 2004-09-11 at 11:08, Chris Ruprecht wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have updated my FC2 based server with the latest goodies via yum, the
> kernel went from 2.6.6 to 2.6.8.
> When booting using the new kernel, the machine hangs at 'Updating
> /etc/fstab' which is called from within kudzu (S05kudzu -> updfstab).
> 
> When booting using the old kernel, everything is working fine - so for
> now, the old kernel is being used until I find out what's happening.
> 
> System hardware:
> Motherboard: ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe
> CPU: AMD Athlon 3200+
> Memory: 1.5 GB of PCD2100 non-ECC RAM
> Network: on-board 100 MBit Ethernet, on-board Gigabit ethernet
> Disks: Adaptec 39160 controller, 8 x SCSI drives
> Tapes: 1 x DDS-4 Seagate, 1 x HP Ultrium-1 - both SCSI
> 
> If anybody could shed some light on the issue ...
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris

Try booting in single user mode.
Ted





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