hangs during boot

vendtagain · 09-15-2009, 01:59 AM

Ive got a dell inspiron 2500 set up to boot crux from the HD-ata.
in the boot sequence:

CRUX 2.5 - http://crux.nu/

*Mounting /proc, /sys.
*Populating /dev via mdev... OK
*Registering mdev as hotplug agent...OK
*Loading modules...IDE, SATA, SCSI_

it gets here and then hangs....
any ideas?

lutusp · 09-15-2009, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vendtagain

Ive got a dell inspiron 2500 set up to boot crux from the HD-ata.
in the boot sequence:

CRUX 2.5 - http://crux.nu/

*Mounting /proc, /sys.
*Populating /dev via mdev... OK
*Registering mdev as hotplug agent...OK
*Loading modules...IDE, SATA, SCSI_

it gets here and then hangs....
any ideas?

1. Is this a new problem on a system that has worked until now, or is it a new Linux install and this is the first test?

2. Is a Dell Inspiron 2500 a desktop or laptop?

3. Does the machine have any SCSI devices?

4. Have you tried adding "noapic" to the relevant kernel boot line in /boot/grub/grub.conf? (This can be done from a live CD so you don't actually have to boot from the HDD to gain access to the configuration file.)

vendtagain · 09-15-2009, 12:08 PM

This is a first install for crux on the system, although its not the first linux.
I have a few other distros on the hdd (puppy, zenwalk core)..previously had (dsl,zenwalk standard)

I have had "hang" problems(on install boot) with slackware and arch as well (different output at hangtime though), which i have not been able to diagnose yet.

its a laptop
HDD and cd-rom are both SCSI

i just tried noapic with grub and got same outcome.

could it be a problem with a driver?if so how would i update it