On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 22:35 -0500, Dave Jones wrote:
On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 11:11:07AM -0500, Neal Becker wrote:
> I'm struggling to boot various Fedora kernels on my new hp dv8000. I
> learned something very interesting.
>
> Install from FC4 -> boots OK
> update to any FC4 update kernel -> hangs
> ACPI: Ssubsystem revision 20050902
>
> Install FC5T1 -> boots OK
> update to newer 2.6.15 from rawhide -> hangs
> same result as above.
>
> Conclusion:
> It's _not the kernel version_ that's the problem. It's the installer.
>
> Kernels installed by anaconda work. Those installed by rpm -i don't. (I
> have tried others also).
The only possible difference there might be mkinitrd.
Jeremy ? Peter ?
They get called the same. The conclusion I'd reach here is "the test1
kernel works, later ones don't" :-)
Jeremy