> 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. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
