[Bug 34508] Re: [Bug 34508] Re: 2.6.15 kernel fails to boot on ppc machine

Ben Collins ben.collins at ubuntu.com
Fri Jun 16 18:20:12 UTC 2006


On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 16:57 +0000, Gary Elshaw wrote:
> Okay. New bug during the boot cycle and i'm really beginning to think i
> shouldn't run Dapper at all. Dist-upgraded to all the new packages using
> the original dapper release cd and then upgraded via synaptic for all
> latest packages. Upon reboot i get the Ubuntu loading screen that
> informs me the essential file system (i think) loaded okay and then the
> system hangs, nothing more seems to be happening. If i hold down the
> option key at boot it appears i have two installs to choose from: one
> gives the aforementioned hang, the other error messages. Can anyone
> help?

Please remove "splash quiet" from your boot options so we can see
exactly what the kernel is reporting. Also, let the system wait for as
much as 10 minutes to see if it gets anywhere (maybe a busbox prompt).

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2.6.15 kernel fails to boot on ppc machine
https://launchpad.net/bugs/34508




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