Re: How to debug a boot problem?
On Sat, 11 Sep 2010 07:12:39 +0200, Hartmut Niemann wrote:
> I have debian testing on a SIS741 Athlon XP system, Graphics is ATI 9250
> (RV280) in case that gives a hint to somebody.
>
> Kernel 2.6.30 runs fine.
>
> Kernel 2.6.32 reaches
> done.
> Setting parameters of disc: (none)
> Checking root file system...fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2
> Ursula-root: clean, ../.. files, ../.. blocks (I didn't write
> down the exact numbers) done.
> and stops.
Can you send a snapshot of the whole screen when it stops? Those messages
excerpts look a bit cryptic...
> How do I find out, why boot stops here? Where does it stop? How can I
> find out what the next step which hangs the system is? Could the new
> dependency based boot be the culprit? Or the kernel based mode setting?
> As far as I remember both were new in this kernel? What do you suggest
> to try next?
If the kernel does not boot at all (no disk activity, no ssh login
available) and you cannot even get into single user mode (by passing
"init=/bin/bash" to the kernel at boot screen) then you may use
"netconsole¹" or "serial-console²" to get further info :-?
¹http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt
²http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/serial-console.txt
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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