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Can't boot the x64 version of the official install DVD or any mini-image from Alien Bob. Either way, the computer reboots a few seconds after loading the kernel. Running 13.1 x64 on the very same hardware right now. Edit: this system ran Slack 100% stably for about a year, and Ubuntu for a few years before that. I am using it to write this, and have no reason to suspect any kind of hardware failure. memtest passes. I managed to snap a picture of the screen just before the reboot, here is the end:
Code:
Trying to unpack rootfs image as initramfs...
rootfs image is not initramfs (uncompression error): looks like an initrd
Freeing initrd memory: 19568k freed
SUMMARY EDIT
Just as reported by AlleyTrotter below, every installation media I tried for 13.1 hangs right after loading initrd, and every installation media I tried for 13.37 rebooted with the message posted just above. I havent tried all the combinations (official, alien, DVD, CD, x64, x32, USB, PXE), but I tried a lot of them, all with the same consistent results.
I have 4G of RAM, and the workaround provided below by AlleyTrotter (booting with huge.s mem=3700M) worked. That is to say, I booted from the official x64 DVD and was able to log in as root, and everything seemed OK. I did not try to install, though, since I already successfully installed a minimal system from 13.0 media and then upgraded directly to full 13.37. Once again, my system is Dell XPS 630i. I see no reason to post other system specs since I don't know what exactly is at fault, but will be glad to provide more information if anyone is willing to research this further. Thanks everyone for your help
Well, I see no reason why slack wouldn't work once installed, so I will try to install the minimal 13.1 and then upgrade to 13.37. Still it's weird that I cannot boot any CD or DVD. Using Dell XPS 630i.
Well, I see no reason why slack wouldn't work once installed, so I will try to install the minimal 13.1 and then upgrade to 13.37. Still it's weird that I cannot boot any CD or DVD. Using Dell XPS 630i.
Man! That's the long way around. Just nuke the current install and fresh install 13.37. Myeh... it's up to you how you wanna' do it, though. Either way... LUCK with it.
It's possible you might have a corrupted download or burn from Bob's repo. Did you check md5sum/sha1sum before burning? A fresh d-load/burn might be in order.
I have no faith in USB boot either: unless it avoids using initramfs, it will probably fail as well. Is there a way, may be, to use initrd instead of initramfs while booting from DVD? I don't know if this makes any sense, my understanding of the boot is pretty poor.
Edit: my burns are OK. I verified sums and the burns, and they boot on other machines.
Tried PXE boot, and it has the same problem. Tried 13.1 install, and it hangs right after loading the kernel (initrd). 13.0 install media works fine (this was the one I originally used), and I will try to install 13.0 and upgrade to 13.37. Will report back.
If I rememeber correctly, there were some major changes between 13.0 and 13.1 regarding Xorg. Here's a snip of the changelog.txt for 13.1:
Quote:
Tue Apr 27 22:37:30 UTC 2010
Thanks to Robby Workman for this huge batch of X updates!
ap/radeontool-1.6.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/compiz-0.8.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/imake-1.0.3-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/libdrm-2.4.20-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/libxcb-1.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/mesa-7.8.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/util-macros-1.7.0-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/xdm-1.1.10-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/xf86-input-evdev-2.3.3-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/xf86-input-vmmouse-12.6.9-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/xf86-input-wacom-0.10.5-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/xf86-video-ati-6.13.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/xf86-video-intel-2.11.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/xf86-video-newport-0.2.3-x86_64-1.txz: Removed.
This driver supports a video chipset used only on MIPS hardware.
x/xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist-noarch-1.txz: Added.
This is NOT the nouveau driver! It installs a file in /etc/modprobe.d/
to prevent the kernel module from autoloading. We don't want the nouveau
loaded since we do not ship the nouveau driver (yet), and having the
module loaded prevents the nv and binary nVidia drivers from working.
x/xf86-video-xgixp-1.7.99.4-x86_64-1.txz: Removed.
This driver breaks X -configure and running X.Org without a config file.
Besides that, x.x.99.x is not a stable release version.
If anyone actually uses this driver, please let us know.
x/xorg-server-1.7.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/xorg-server-xephyr-1.7.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/xorg-server-xnest-1.7.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/xorg-server-xvfb-1.7.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/xorg-sgml-doctools-1.4-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/xterm-257-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
You say 13.0 loads, but 13.1 nor 13.37 does. Could the Xorg differences be the cause?
Mine started with 13.1
instead of rebooting it would just hang at booting kernel
After weeks of trouble shooting in my spare time I came up with the following
At the request to select a kernel type
""""
huge.s mem=3700M
"""""
for my 4GB machine at 13.1
WITH 13.37
MY PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO YOURS
reboots in exactly the same "Freeing'
i now have 8GB and the fix is
""""""
huge.s mem=8090M
""""""
works like a charm
obviously has something to where the kernel is getting loaded in memory
I am still trying to root it out
I used to do Z80 assembler now relearning x86_64 assembler so I can follow the booting and loading kernel into memory
but the going is slow
I will sooner or later solve this problem
I have communicated with PV on this and he has seen similar problems in the past.
I am so happy I am no longer alone
Dell optiplex 740
x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
2 - 160 GB hard drives
Nvidia gt-9400 video
Onboard 6150LE video
8GB memory
Optical drive
External usb drives 2 at 500GB
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!!!!
thanks
john
Last edited by AlleyTrotter; 04-30-2011 at 03:39 PM.
Reason: added processor type
Great to hear from you, AlleyTrotter. The way you describe it, we have exactly the same problem. My system is up and running now: I installed 13.0 and then upgraded to 13.37. I will test your solution shortly and we will put this thread to rest, hopefully
Im having trouble with this too. slackware 13.37 64 bit installs fine, but when i boot off flash stick it reboots the system and i cannot use the dvd-rom to boot off of. So im downloading slackware 13.0 64 bit-dvd.iso and installing it then upgrading to slackwre 13.37 64 bit using the dvd.iso i burned. Will be back here shortly to confirm upgrading works.Im dying to try this new version!!! :^D
In the mentime, Has anyone figured out how to get slackware64 bit and windows 7 64 bit on the same hard drive using lilo/grub? I cant seem to pull it off or to get easybnc to work at all.
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