Redhat 8.0 hangs on loading ohci1394. How can I get past this step.

Brian1 · 01-04-2003, 11:27 AM

I am installing Redhat 8.0 on a notebook and it hangs when displaying the screen saying loading ohci1394. I have tried <linux noprobe> and <linux text>. I don't know if it hanging on this or not. I can not even use alt crtl del to reboot. It seems to be completely locked up. I have let set for 10 minutes and still does not responed. How can I bypass loading this driver for now to see if it is the problem.

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Found my Redhat 7.3 disk and so far seems to be loading fine.

Thanks for all your help.
Brian

viciousfish · 01-05-2003, 10:46 AM

ohci1394 is part of the fire-wire driver.

Do you have a fire-wire port? If not, don't bother installing the fire-wire (ieee1394) driver package with RH 8.0.

Brian1 · 01-05-2003, 01:36 PM

Yes the notebook has a firewire port. I have installed Redhat 7.3 with no problems. It seems to see the firewire port but I have no devices to check it with.

Thanks for your help

viciousfish · 01-05-2003, 04:38 PM

Again, if you don't use the fire-wire port, just leave the package out. It won't do any harm, but you will need to try installing it if you get a fire-wire device.

Brian1 · 01-05-2003, 05:02 PM

I am not concern about installing the firewire module now, I just need to know how to comment out that module from the install disk from loading in the first place. I just did to skip just that one module ( ohci1394 ) from the Redhat 8.0 setup. Do I need to make a new disk of some sort that has that option uncommented. If so how or where can I find that info.

Once that module is not used I don't think I will have any other problems since 7.3 installed perfectly.

Thanks for your help again.
Brian