I have the same problem. I'm not using a laptop though - my hardware is an intel mac pro. The system works fine with kernel-2.6.22.9-91.fc7, but stalls on "Starting udev" using kernel-2.6.23.1-21.fc7. I don't have a rescue disk with a 2.6.23 kernel on it. Would that be something worth trying to get more information about this problem? If so, could you recommend where I could get a USB stick or cd boot image for one? Thanks for any help, Matt Here's an lspci, just to give you an idea of the hardware present: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000X Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 30) 00:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset PCI Express x8 Port 2-3 (rev 30) 00:03.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 3 (rev 30) 00:04.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5000X Chipset PCI Express x16 Port 4-7 (rev 30) 00:05.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 5 (rev 30) 00:06.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 6 (rev 30) 00:07.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 7 (rev 30) 00:08.0 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset DMA Engine (rev 30) 00:10.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset FSB Registers (rev 30) 00:10.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset FSB Registers (rev 30) 00:10.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset FSB Registers (rev 30) 00:11.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset Reserved Registers (rev 30) 00:13.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset Reserved Registers (rev 30) 00:15.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset FBD Registers (rev 30) 00:16.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5000 Series Chipset FBD Registers (rev 30) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB High Definition Audio Controller (rev 09) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 09) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 09) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev 09) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev 09) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset UHCI USB Controller #1 (rev 09) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset UHCI USB Controller #2 (rev 09) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset UHCI USB Controller #3 (rev 09) 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset UHCI USB Controller #4 (rev 09) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset EHCI USB2 Controller (rev 09) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d9) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 09) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB IDE Controller (rev 09) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset SATA IDE Controller (rev 09) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 09) 01:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6311ESB/6321ESB PCI Express Upstream Port (rev 01) 01:00.1 PIC: Intel Corporation 6311ESB/6321ESB I/OxAPIC Interrupt Controller (rev 01) 01:00.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6311ESB/6321ESB PCI Express to PCI-X Bridge (rev 01) 02:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6311ESB/6321ESB PCI Express Downstream Port E1 (rev 01) 02:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6311ESB/6321ESB PCI Express Downstream Port E2 (rev 01) 02:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6311ESB/6321ESB PCI Express Downstream Port E3 (rev 01) 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce 7300 GT] (rev a1) 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 80003ES2LAN Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01) 05:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 80003ES2LAN Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01) 08:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce 7300 GT] (rev a1) 0f:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Unknown device 4328 (rev 01) 10:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB82AA2 IEEE-1394b Link Layer Controller (rev 01) On 11/9/07, Jim van Wel wrote: > Hi there, > > First of all. What hardware do you use , so type of your laptop. Second, > can you start in rescue mode? > > Greetings, > > Jim. > > > Hi All, > > Over the past couple of days I have been updating my F7 machine and have > > installed both the two latest kernels which have been released. Both of > > these have caused my machine to fail to boot successfully. > > > > On choosing the appropriate kernel my machine "hangs" at the 'starting > > udev' section. The laptop's fans spin in ultra-high gear and regardless > > of how long I leave the machine, it never gets past this section. > > > > The latest kernel on which the laptop fails to boot is: > > > > kernel-2.6.23.1-21.fc7 > > > > I also tried the immediate kernel before this one (sorry cannot think of > > the id number), but it was over-written by the 2.6.23.1-21.fc7 kernel. > > > > The last known kernel which works fine (there may have been others > > slightly more recent, but due to failing to update may never have been > > installed) is: > > > > 2.6.22.9-91.fc7 > > > > I was wondering if anyone might be able to let me know what file / > > commands outputs would be required in order to resolve this problem get > > my machine using the latest kernels. > > > > Thanks for your assistance. > > > > Cheers, > > Tony Crouch > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list redhat com > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > >