On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 10:30 +0000, Andy Green wrote: > Marcus O. White wrote: > > >>>Have a poke through > >>> > >>>dmesg | less > >>> > >>>looking for errors during the kernel boot - especially regarding the > >>>BIOS - for clues. > > >>dmesg. Here are the shutdown messages: > > I actually meant during the boot action. > > Usually these problems are to do with ACPI or APM as you initially tried > and are sensitive to kernel versions too, maybe worth trying a later > kernel from here: > > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/4/i386/ > > > The system hangs on the reboot (/sbin/halt) command. Could this problem > > be related to the chipset? I upgraded a Dell 9100 laptop from FC3 to FC4 > > also using the yum procedure and it reboots and shuts down normally. The > > problem system uses a SOYO SY-P4VGM motherboard. I've tried selinux=0 on > > the boot line to eliminated selinux as the culprit. > > Can it be some BIOS-related problem on this cheapo motherboard? Are > there any BIOS settings to tweak? BIOS updates? > > -Andy > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list I looked through the startup and the shutdown messages there was nothing of significance. I had turned acpi off on bootup... I'll check on the bios and kernel updates. -- Marcus White <1midniterider@xxxxxxxxxxx> -- Marcus O. White <1lnxraider@xxxxxxxxxxx>
