As an update in case anyone is curious: I finally got around this problem as I described here: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpost.php?p=905249&postcount=13 Basically, the common thread here seems to be Broadcom cards. In 2.6.22 and earlier the b43 driver was not loaded for my hardware: 0f:00.0 0280: 14e4:4328 (rev 01) Now that it is in kernel 2.6.23, it seems to be the culprit in hanging my system on Starting udev. The following resolved the issue for me: In /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist add: blacklist b43 blacklist sbs blacklist mac80211 blacklist cfg80211 In /etc/modprobe.conf add alias b43 off alias sbs off alias mac80211 off alias cfg80211 off On Nov 9, 2007 2:32 PM, Matt Hirsch <matthew.hirsch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > > >
