Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:57:17 -0700 | Subject | Re: New Gentoo install on Intel Z68/i7-2600K system hangs after VFS:Mounted root... | From | Mark Knecht <> |
| |
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Paul Hartman <paul.hartman@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com> wrote: >> I've got a Windows friend who's trying to make the jump to Gentoo >> Linux. He's purchased a new motherboard & processor which I believe >> are part of the new 'Sandy Bridge' family: >> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131730 >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070 >> >> I've installed Gentoo. The kernel is 2.6.38-gentoo-r6. The install >> seemed to go fine. This is my first install from scratch after the >> switch to OpenRC. >> >> When the machine boots it makes it through mounting sda3 on root, >> which looks OK to me, but then just hangs with no other messages. I've >> posted a photo of what the screen looks like when it stops: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/29328985@N03/5841311388/ > > Hi Mark, > > Have you tried booting with acpi=off ? > > Also, since it's a new build, have you done a memory test to be sure > it is stable? Getting the RAM timings/voltages right is usually one of > the biggest hurdles in building a new machine in my experiences. > Paul, Great inputs. We'll try them both tonight.
Cheers, Mark -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
| |