> Are you sure ext[234] is compiled statically into the kernel in this > .config? > Also the drivers for the EIDE / SATA controller.
Missing FS and/or controller drivers will result in a regular kernel boot with a panic at the end, when it's time to mount root and load init. In this case grubs seems to load the kernel image, but the kernel hangs before printing anything. I would check the processor type setting (A 3GHz Celeron should be P4-based) and/or muck around with ACPI. Also try disabling framebuffer drivers and using a plain VGA console. Leave all advanced settings in your bios to their defaults. And no, EM64T just means it *can* run amd64 -- i686 is fine and IMO a lot better for that kind of hardware if you do not absolutely need to run 64-bit code for some reason. andrea
