Updated kernel, same problem

[Andrew Jarrett]

On Feb 8, 2008 3:04 PM, Valter Mura <valtermura at yahoo.it> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> few days ago I received an update for the kernel 2.6.22.xx, with which I have
> a problem on booting: after reaching the fdisk procedure, the boot freeze,
> the led of the hard disk remains turned on and I have to unplug the comp to
> turn it off and reboot with the other available kernel 2.6.20.xx. The problem
> still remains.
>
> My system is a Compaq Presario S6398IT (IT stands for Italian version), two
> hard disks, one windows dedicated, the other Linux dedicated, PIV 2800 GHZ,
> 256 + 512 (added) MB RAM, Graphic Card ATI Radeon 9200SE 128 MB.
>
> Any ideas/suggestions?
>
> TIA,
> --
> Valter
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That's weird.  I don't really have any ideas, but I remember getting a
hang on bootup using a Visiontek ATI Radeon 9200SE 128MB (PCI) on one
of my computers.  That was a while ago and it seems like if the
previous kernel booted fine, you shouldn't have any hardware problems
with this one.  Maybe you should check and compare the kernel
parameters used (i.e. "noacpi").  I think you can hit 'e' at the GRUB
prompt to see them.  You might also try pulling out the video card and
using the onboard one to see if it boots correctly without the ATI
card.

Just shooting in the dark,
Andrew

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