On Tue, 14 Dec 2004, Evgeny Gesin wrote: > When I start my Intel PC with Fedora Core 2 sometimes > the boot process frozens exactly after checking > hardware (kudzu) as below > > .. > Checking for new hardware > Updating /etc/fstab <-- here boot frozens > > Then I do ctrl+alt+del and computerre-boots smoothly. > > What could be the problem?
Q: how do you catch a lion in a desert? A: cut the desert in half. the lion is found in one half. cut this half again in half - the lion is found in one of the half-halves. continue the process until the lion's in a space so small it cannot move. then take a match-box, push the lion into the match-box and close it. you just caught a lion. Q: how does this relate to our situation? A: the system launches many operations when it starts. the output you currently have on the screen does not fully pin-point the location of the problem. take the service scripts found under /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/ (if your system works in run-level 3 by default - the /etc/inittab file will tell you that). take the scripts starting with 'S' followed by a two-digit number. add 'echo' commands to them stating the name of the service (start with the service you think is responsible for the crash, or just with S50 or the closest). reboot your system. if you get this printing - the problem happens in a later service. if you don't get the printing - the problem happens in an earlier service. repeat until you find the service that causes the hanging (you will need two printings in the script - one when it starts, one just before it finishes running). you just caught a service. then google to find why this specific service roars so silently... -- guy "For world domination - press 1, or dial 0, and please hold, for the creator." -- nob o. dy ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
