On Wed, 2009-05-06 at 09:00 -0700, jackson byers wrote: > jbyers: > end of quote re "scsi_mod.scan=sync" > > Important Note: mkinitrd-6.0.71-3.fc10 fixes the issue above!! Please > update your system after fixing manually, or better after booting > using the kernel argument "scsi_mod.scan=sync" !!! > --- > Craig: > If you read Bill Nottingham's comment (# 19), the solution seems far > easier.. > ---- > jbyers: > <<#19 in the bugreport > Bug 473305 - Booting from SCSI/RAID device fails > Comment #19 From Bill Nottingham 2008-12-19 12:09:08 EDT > Install the update mkinitrd and remake your initrd > ----- > Craig: > You would have to get a boot up and into a virtual console. > > Either... > > A. let it boot up until the screen disappears... > press <Control><Alt><F2> > > or > > B. Press a key at the grub prompt and highlight the kernel with the > arrow keys and press the letter 'e', move down to the kernel line and > press the letter 'e'. Add a space and put in the number "3" to tell it > to boot to runlevel 3 > > After startup either way... > login as root and as root, run... > yum update mkinitrd > yum update <<< will update all installed pkgs > > This would take some time to install all of the updates. > > jbyers: > doing above means I dont have to run mkinitrd to make new initrd? > Because the yum update will update the initrd also? ---- I'm gathering that if you have the updated mkinitrd installed, at the point a new kernel is installed, it would use the updated mkinitrd to create a working initrd ---- > > > Craig: > This still won't solve your X problems. > That would probably need you to switch to the console again as above and > again, login as root > init 3 > yum install system-config-display > system-config-display --reconfig > > and see if you can get a working X display > > You can test it by typing 'startx' > > Once you get X running, you can type 'init 5' or just reboot > ---- > > jbyers: > I am familiar with startx, I run that way in my fc5 > > Are you telling me that my f10 boot is actually finishing? > and only then failing on X-server? > > thanks for response ---- that is my presumption. You can test the theory fairly simply by pressing <Control><Alt><F2> simultaneously after the screen goes blank and fails to give you a working X Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
