Revisiting Install hangs at first boot

[Jon Dowd]

Just tried it with GRUB selected as the boot loader. Same results. Using the
boot floppy created during the install provides the same results. I have
used "Autopartition" and set up the two drives like this :

/dev/hda
hda1 20gig FAT32
/dev/hdb
hdb1 /boot 50MB
hdb2 / 24500MB
hdb3 swap 500MB

I have tried placing the boot loader in the mbr of hda and I have tried
placing the boot loader in the other choice.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Dowd" <jondowd at mind.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:30 PM
Subject: Revisiting Install hangs at first boot


> The error has returned. The fact that it booted once was a fluke, won't
> boot. Here's what happens :
>
> Once the computer is turned on, after the POST, the RedHat GUI for LILO is
> displayed. Two choices are offered; DOS and linux, the latter being
default.
> Ten seconds pass the GUI disappears and in the upper left of the screen
the
> following is displayed :
>
> "Loading linux....................."
>
> followed immediately with a new line :
>
> "Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel."
>
> a cursor will appear and blink, under the U and that's it. No sound from
the
> synth. No error message regarding kernel panic, just that. Dead halt, will
> stay with those two lines showing for hours, until I reboot and then the
> same.
>
> As I mentioned in my earlier post, this has happened on three computers I
> have installed using the RedHat 7.3 discs from the link at
> linux-speakup.org) all of which have Intel Pentium processors. I have had
> the system work on two other computers, using the same discs, the exact
same
> choices during the install, one difference being AMD processors. On the
two
> computers I have succeeded with I have the ltlk synth talking, doing PPP
> using wvdail on an external USR 56k modem. Any ideas? Are there other
> symptoms, etc. I need to mention?
>
> Thanks,
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at afb.net>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 11:24 AM
> Subject: Re: Install hangs at first boot
>
>
> > John:
> >
> > We can't help you if you don't tell us what the error is. Failed just
> > doesn't describe it.
> >
> > Please note that Speakup will talk, even on systems which won't boot.
So,
> > you should be able to provide us more specific data about the error.
> >
> > What is it? A kernel panick? On what device??
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Jon Dowd wrote:
> >
> > > Hi List,
> > >
> > > I've downloaded and burned 2 sets of the RedHat 7.3 iso's and am
having
> > > trouble installing either of them (the results are same regardless of
> media
> > > used). The installation seemingly proceeds fine until the first boot,
at
> > > which time the system will hang at the point where the message is
> displayed
> > > "OK Now booting the kernel". The perplexing issue for me is that these
> discs
> > > have installed successfully on two computers, but failed on three
> others.
> > > The package choices are identical in all cases, as are all the choices
> > > during the install. The failures have occurred on a Pentium 4, with
two
> > > 30gig HDDs, failed on a Pentium 3 with a 10gig and a 30gig HDD, failed
> on a
> > > Pentium 60MHz with a 1gig HDD, succeeded on a K6 500 and a K6 550.
What
> do
> > > you think ?
>
>
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