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Old 03-31-2004, 01:21 PM   #1
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getting stuck with Suse


hello
Im new to linux but decided to give it a go and brought Suse,everything seemed to install ok then it started to reboot and it gets as far as "Starting hotplugging services (ieee1394 net pci usb" and then comes to a complete stop??

Any help would be appreciated
 
Old 03-31-2004, 02:10 PM   #2
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Which version of SuSE is this? [won't help me, but may help others]

Is there a close bracket on the end of "Starting hotplugging services (ieee1394 net pci usb"? If not then somethings up with Linux and your USB hardware.

Was there an option in the install to turn USB off, or configure it?

If you bought SuSE, you may be eligible for their support.
 
Old 03-31-2004, 02:38 PM   #3
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Hi jmorse

It's Version 9.0
There was no closed brackets and no option about usb when installing it
 
Old 03-31-2004, 03:07 PM   #4
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can you paste the resuts of lsmod and dmesg? If you don't know what that means, just open a shell window and type:

lsmod

Copy the results and paste them, and do the same with dmesg:

dmesg

I had the same problem when I first booted SuSE 9 on my desktop. Wasn't sure what it was but when I turned off acpi during boot, it worked fine.

To do that, when you get to the GRUB boot prompt (where you choose to load linux when you turn on your machine), type the following in the little box at the bottom:

acpi=off


Cheers,
Dizzy V
 
Old 03-31-2004, 03:43 PM   #5
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here is what I did to get past that when you get to where you can put in boot options type

acpi=force
 
Old 03-31-2004, 04:18 PM   #6
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Managed to sort it out,
Disconected a secondary cd writer and it booted first time
Thanks for you help!
 
Old 04-01-2004, 06:00 AM   #7
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That is fairly odd. Probably anoying if you wanted to use that drive.

It was probably getting confused somewhere, unless you use hotplug PCI, Firewire etc, try turning them off and see if the problem returns.
 
Old 05-07-2004, 02:30 AM   #8
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I am having the same problem, acpi=force makes no difference but acpi=off appears to work.

Questions:

Can I tell what I have switched off as my USB sockets work ?

Can I set boot up to automatically include acpi=off as the PC boots up I tend not to catch it in time to enter the prompt ?


Many thanks:
a confused
 
Old 05-07-2004, 06:14 AM   #9
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I don't understand your first questions:
>Can I tell what I have switched off as my USB sockets work ?

To add acpi=off to the boot options without having to type it in,
add 'acpi=off' to the end of your 'kernel' statement in grub.conf [/boot/grub/menu.lst]

or if you use lilo add 'append acpi=off' to the section for your kernel in lilo.conf [/etc/lilo.conf] and run 'lilo'


[Written in haste and on the hoof, no charge for spelling mistakes.]
 
Old 05-07-2004, 01:36 PM   #10
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Thanks for that I'll try it.

My first question was really trying to understand what was in error and what I was turning 'OFF'.

I assumes (propably wrongly) that the error message 'ieee1394 net pci usb' related to USB support and that was what I was turning off. However USB Ports seem unaffected.

Thanks again
 
Old 05-07-2004, 01:46 PM   #11
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ACPI is the interface to all your motherboards power managment features. This may range from slowing the processor down to reduce power consumption, to the button on the front to turn the computer off, or shutdown, or suspend to disk.

What you are turning off is the linux kernel's support for acpi, seeing as most motherboard manufacturers appear to have taken the standard as a guideline, as opposed to a standard, it isn't guaranteed to work under linux. [Or at least that's what I've found.]

ACPI can tell the usb chip on your motherboard to shut itself off, to save power, or when your computer is in standby.

Your hotplug error is probably a result of ACPI getting in the way of the usb hotplug code, or even PCI, net or firewire!

Simple solution, turn of ACPI [as you have found.]

Try upgrading to a more recent kernel [unless you are already using 2.6], 2.6 probably has better support for ACPI, and may solve your problem.
 
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Thank you for that full explanation.
 
  


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