[GLLUG] New to Linux and off to a rough start
David Ray
daev67 at yahoo.com
Wed Oct 19 16:36:41 EDT 2005
NOHOTPLUG=1
Being a Windows guy, the last successful
module/device/service before a server hang was usually
the problem. I tried apm=off and acpi=off, I tried
multiple kernels, I tried uninstalling software and
modules. My cut off time for resolving this was 5pm
today. I have about 100 hours into this.
About 4:15pm, I noticed the message suggesting
NOHOTPLUG=1 during the boot process but it was very
early in the process. With nothing to lose, I added
it to the boot parameters.
How serious a computer geek do you have to be when the
site of a booting server brings tears to your eyes?
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.
FWIW, Novell/SuSE did provide some support as far as a
few suggestions but pointed out that my hardware
wasn't certified. Doing some research, it appears it
was for SLES 8 but not any longer. Additionally, SLES
10 sounds sweet for newbies like me!
--- David Ray <daev67 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> At my work, we recently implemented SuSE SLES 9. I
> had autoupdates configured. A few months ago, I
> thought I had a hardware problem and purchased
> another
> server. It turns out, it was a patch that the
> initial
> server didn't like. It's patch 10455.
> Additionally,
> I tried imaging the server using SP2 for SLES 9.
> The
> server will hang after installing patch 10179. Both
> of these patches are Kernel updates.
>
> Anyway, the server hangs during the boot process
> just
> after starting the sound driver (Skipped) and the
> Powersaved (Skipped). I know the ACPI can be a
> problem so I have turned it off in the BIOS and in
> the
> system configuration.
>
> If I boot from the CD, I can load the i2o_block and
> e1000 modules and finish booting the installed
> system
> OK. But this won't work in the event of a power
> outage that outlasts my UPS.
>
> If anyone has any ideas, please send them my way.
>
> Additionally, if there is a company you could
> suggest
> who knows SLES 9, we may hire this issue out. I
> have
> been less than impressed by Novells support of this
> product. It's cheaper to switch to RH Enterprise ES
> with standard support than to add Basic support to
> my
> SLES 9.
>
> Dave Ray, MCSE
> daev67 at yahoo.com
>
>
>
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