Re: Fedora 13 installation, does not boot

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> From: "Darr" <darr@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Fedora 13 installation, does not boot
> On Sunday, 18 July, 2010 @14:24 zulu, Vincent Onelli scribed:
> 
> > By runing depmod -a I got the following:
> > WARNING: Couldn't open directory /lib/modules/2.6.33.3-85.fc13.i686:
> > no such file or directory.
> > FATAL: could not
> > open /lib/modules/2.6.33.3-85.fc13.i686/modules.dep.temp for
writing:
> > no such file or directory.
> > I log in "modules" directory and found only
> > "2.6.33.6-147.fc13.i686.PAE." Does this means that I need to do
> > some kind of update?
> 
> Hmmmm.. 2.6.33.3-85.fc13.i686 is the default kernel installed by
> fc13 (and boots in rescue mode), though 2.6.33.3-85.fc13.i686.PAE
> is usually installed  if the processor supports extended addressing,
> even if you don't have 4GB or greater RAM installed (4GB might
> be the maximum possible with the 8300; if so, PAE would not
> provide much of an advantage).
> 
> Fedora keeps the last 3 kernels installed by default... however, there
> seems to be only 1 kernel installed on your Dell (indicated by having
> only the 2.6.33.6-147.fc13.i686.PAE subdirectory present).
> 
> Did you change the /etc/yum.conf file's installonly_limit parameter ?
> 
> Or do you recall removing the 2.6.33.3-85 kernel after the initial
install?

no, it never see the boot kernel from the Dell splash screen the cursor
goes to the top left of the screen and stays there.
> 
> Someone earlier suggested removing the rhgb and quiet from the kernel
> line in the grub menu...  then you said you had tried to edit
grub.conf - 
> I'm
I couldn't not remove any thing. Grub.conf apparently is a non editable
file
> sure they were referring to the boot menu that presents right after
the POST
> screen disappears, allowing you to choose between windows and fedora.
> Select the 2.6.33.6-147 kernel, then hit 'a' to alter the kernel 
> parameters...
boot menu never appeared
> hit Enter after deleting the rhgb and quiet; that change lasts only
for one
> boot cycle. I usually just hit Esc when the GUI boot appears to see
the
> boot messages... essentially the same as removing rhgb and quiet
> Is there only 1 kernel listed in that menu, by the way?
yes 
> Sorry for the delay in replying - my ISP has been down most of the
day. 
> 
By the way, the installation from the alive CD behave the same way.


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