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7.2

Mandriva free 2007 hangs on reboot after install, after HAL

Asked by Alistair7 in Linux Setup

Tags: mandriva, hangs, 2007

Have installed Mandriva Free 2007 2 times with the same result, even though I changed the graphic card and network card.
Everything goes fine with the installation until I am asked to reboot the PC.
The reboot process goes fine until after "Starting HAL service". It shows "OK" next to "Starting HAL service". Then it just freezes at time 19:43:32.

I know very little about linux, but managed to use Knoppix to locate 2 log files.  They are:

file:/mnt/hda1/var/log/syslog

Nov 29 19:43:21 localhost syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
Nov 29 19:43:21 localhost INIT: Loading ACPI module hotkey: failed
Nov 29 19:43:21 localhost INIT: Loading ACPI module processor: successfull
Nov 29 19:43:21 localhost INIT: Loading ACPI module thermal: successfull
Nov 29 19:43:21 localhost kernel: klogd 1.4.1, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
Nov 29 19:43:21 localhost kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.17-5mdv
Nov 29 19:43:21 localhost INIT: Loading ACPI module video: successfull
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Loaded 21427 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.6.17-5mdv.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.6.17.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: No module symbols loaded - kernel modules not enabled.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Linux version 2.6.17-5mdv (rtp@octopus.mandriva.com) (gcc version 4.1.1 20060724 (prerelease) (4.1.1-3mdk)) #1 SMP Wed Sep 13 14:32:31 EDT 2006
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009fc00 (usable)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  BIOS-e820: 000000000009fc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  BIOS-e820: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000000fffd000 (usable)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  BIOS-e820: 000000000fffd000 - 000000000ffff000 (ACPI data)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  BIOS-e820: 000000000ffff000 - 0000000010000000 (ACPI NVS)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  BIOS-e820: 00000000ffff0000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: 0MB HIGHMEM available.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: 255MB LOWMEM available.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: On node 0 totalpages: 65533
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:   DMA zone: 4096 pages, LIFO batch:0
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:   Normal zone: 61437 pages, LIFO batch:15
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: DMI 2.0 present.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: RSDP (v000 ASUS                                  ) @ 0x000f7f30
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: RSDT (v001 ASUS   P2B      0x58582e31 ASUS 0x31303030) @ 0x0fffd000
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: FADT (v001 ASUS   P2B      0x58582e31 ASUS 0x31303030) @ 0x0fffd080
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: BOOT (v001 ASUS   P2B      0x58582e31 ASUS 0x31303030) @ 0x0fffd040
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: DSDT (v001   ASUS P2B      0x00001000 MSFT 0x01000001) @ 0x00000000
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0xe408
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Allocating PCI resources starting at 20000000 (gap: 10000000:efff0000)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Built 1 zonelists
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Kernel command line: auto BOOT_IMAGE=linux root=301 resume=/dev/hda5
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Local APIC disabled by BIOS -- you can enable it with "lapic"
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: mapped APIC to ffffe000 (01209000)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Enabling fast FPU save and restore... done.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support... done.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Initializing CPU#0
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PID hash table entries: 1024 (order: 10, 4096 bytes)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Detected 501.226 MHz processor.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Using pmtmr for high-res timesource
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Dentry cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 5, 131072 bytes)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Inode-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Memory: 255112k/262132k available (2426k kernel code, 6300k reserved, 756k data, 244k init, 0k highmem, 0k BadRAM)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode... Ok.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Calibrating delay using timer specific routine.. 1003.48 BogoMIPS (lpj=2006960)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Mount-cache hash table entries: 512
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: CPU: After generic identify, caps: 0387f9ff 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: CPU: After vendor identify, caps: 0387f9ff 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: CPU: L1 I cache: 16K, L1 D cache: 16K
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: CPU: L2 cache: 512K
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: CPU serial number disabled.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: CPU: After all inits, caps: 0383f9ff 00000000 00000000 00000040 00000000 00000000 00000000
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Intel machine check architecture supported.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Intel machine check reporting enabled on CPU#0.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: SMP alternatives: switching to UP code
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Freeing SMP alternatives: 16k freed
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: checking if image is initramfs... it is
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Freeing initrd memory: 120k freed
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: Looking for DSDT in initramfs... error, file /DSDT.aml not found.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: setting ELCR to 0200 (from 0c20)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: CPU0: Intel Pentium III (Katmai) stepping 03
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: SMP motherboard not detected.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Local APIC not detected. Using dummy APIC emulation.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Brought up 1 CPUs
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: migration_cost=0
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 16
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: bus type pci registered
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xf0720, last bus=1
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Setting up standard PCI resources
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: Subsystem revision 20060127
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: Interpreter enabled
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: Using PIC for interrupt routing
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 *11 12 14 15)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 9 *10 11 12 14 15)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] (IRQs 3 4 *5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: Assume root bridge [\_SB_.PCI0] bus is 0
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PCI quirk: region e400-e43f claimed by PIIX4 ACPI
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PCI quirk: region e800-e80f claimed by PIIX4 SMB
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PIIX4 devres B PIO at 0290-0297
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Boot video device is 0000:01:00.0
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Linux Plug and Play Support v0.97 (c) Adam Belay
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: pnp: PnP ACPI init
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: pnp: PnP ACPI: found 13 devices
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PnPBIOS: Disabled
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PCI: If a device doesn't work, try "pci=routeirq".  If it helps, post a report
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: pnp: 00:02: ioport range 0xe400-0xe43f could not be reserved
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: pnp: 00:02: ioport range 0xe800-0xe80f has been reserved
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: pnp: 00:02: ioport range 0x290-0x297 has been reserved
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:01.0
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:   IO window: disabled.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:   MEM window: e1800000-e2dfffff
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:   PREFETCH window: e2f00000-e3ffffff
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 2
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: IP route cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: TCP established hash table entries: 8192 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: TCP bind hash table entries: 4096 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: TCP: Hash tables configured (established 8192 bind 4096)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: TCP reno registered
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Simple Boot Flag at 0x46 set to 0x1
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: * Found PM-Timer Bug on this chipset. Due to workarounds for a bug,
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: * this time source is slow.  Consider trying other time sources (clock=)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x0b (Driver version 1.16ac)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: apm: overridden by ACPI.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: audit(1164825779.972:1): initialized
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Total HugeTLB memory allocated, 0
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Initializing Cryptographic API
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: io scheduler noop registered
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: io scheduler anticipatory registered (default)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: io scheduler deadline registered
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: io scheduler cfq registered
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Limiting direct PCI/PCI transfers.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Real Time Clock Driver v1.12ac
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing enabled
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: serial8250: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: 00:09: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: 00:0a: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 32000K size 1024 blocksize
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00alpha2
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PIIX4: IDE controller at PCI slot 0000:00:04.1
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PIIX4: chipset revision 1
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PIIX4: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:     ide0: BM-DMA at 0xd800-0xd807, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:     ide1: BM-DMA at 0xd808-0xd80f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:pio
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Probing IDE interface ide0...
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: hda: ST38421A, ATA DISK drive
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Probing IDE interface ide1...
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: hdc: ATAPI-CD ROM-DRIVE-56MAX, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: hda: max request size: 128KiB
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: hda: 16498944 sectors (8447 MB) w/256KiB Cache, CHS=16368/16/63, UDMA(33)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: hda: cache flushes not supported
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  hda: hda1 hda2 < hda5 hda6 >
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K,PNP0f13:PS2M] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: md: md driver 0.90.3 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MD_SB_DISKS=27
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: md: bitmap version 4.39
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: TCP bic registered
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 1
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Using IPI No-Shortcut mode
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI wakeup devices:
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PCI0 UAR1 UAR2 PS2M USB0
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: (supports S0 S1 S5)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 1 devices found
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Freeing unused kernel memory: 244k freed
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input0
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: input: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse as /class/input/input1
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ts: Compaq touchscreen protocol output
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new driver usbfs
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new driver hub
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v3.0
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] enabled at IRQ 5
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PCI: setting IRQ 5 as level-triggered
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:04.2[D] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:04.2 to 64
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: uhci_hcd 0000:00:04.2: UHCI Host Controller
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: uhci_hcd 0000:00:04.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: uhci_hcd 0000:00:04.2: irq 5, io base 0x0000d400
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: sonypi: Sony Programmable I/O Controller Driver v1.26.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Linux agpgart interface v0.101 (c) Dave Jones
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: agpgart: Detected an Intel 440BX Chipset.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: agpgart: AGP aperture is 64M @ 0xe4000000
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: device-mapper: 4.6.0-ioctl (2006-02-17) initialised: dm-devel@redhat.com
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: EXT3 FS on hda1, internal journal
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: SCSI subsystem initialized
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: libata version 1.20 loaded.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Adding 907632k swap on /dev/hda5.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:907632k
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: EXT3 FS on hda6, internal journal
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Supermount version 2.0.4 for kernel 2.6
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: loop: loaded (max 8 devices, max 1 partitions per device)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: hdc: ATAPI 56X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache, UDMA(33)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Using specific hotkey driver
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: CPU0 (power states: C1[C1] C2[C2])
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost crond[1661]: (CRON) STARTUP (V5.0)
Nov 29 19:43:23 localhost service_harddrake[1485]: ### Program is starting ###
Nov 29 19:43:25 localhost kernel: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
Nov 29 19:43:25 localhost kernel: FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
Nov 29 19:43:26 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Nov 29 19:43:26 localhost service_harddrake[1485]: running: dmidecode
Nov 29 19:43:27 localhost service_harddrake[1485]: modified file /etc/sysconfig/harddrake2/kernel
Nov 29 19:43:27 localhost service_harddrake[1485]: Autoconfiguring laptop tools since we switched between laptop and desktop systems
Nov 29 19:43:27 localhost service_harddrake[1485]: running: /sbin/chkconfig --del cpufreq
Nov 29 19:43:27 localhost service_harddrake[1485]: running: /sbin/chkconfig --del apmd
Nov 29 19:43:27 localhost service_harddrake[1485]: running: /sbin/chkconfig --del laptop-mode
Nov 29 19:43:27 localhost service_harddrake[1485]: running: /sbin/chkconfig --add numlock
Nov 29 19:43:28 localhost service_harddrake[1485]: running: /etc/rc.d/init.d/numlock status
Nov 29 19:43:28 localhost service_harddrake[1485]: running: /etc/rc.d/init.d/numlock restart
Nov 29 19:43:29 localhost service_harddrake[1485]: created file /etc/sysconfig/harddrake2/previous_hw
Nov 29 19:43:32 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:09.0[A] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5
Nov 29 19:43:32 localhost kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:09.0 to 64
Nov 29 19:43:32 localhost kernel: gameport: Trident 4DWave is pci0000:00:09.0/gameport0, speed 1988kHz
Nov 29 19:43:32 localhost kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 17

This is the last line of syslog before it freezes.



The second log file is “file:/mnt/hda1/var/log/kernel/warnings”

Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009fc00 (usable)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  BIOS-e820: 000000000009fc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  BIOS-e820: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000000fffd000 (usable)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  BIOS-e820: 000000000fffd000 - 000000000ffff000 (ACPI data)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  BIOS-e820: 000000000ffff000 - 0000000010000000 (ACPI NVS)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel:  BIOS-e820: 00000000ffff0000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Allocating PCI resources starting at 20000000 (gap: 10000000:efff0000)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Built 1 zonelists
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Local APIC disabled by BIOS -- you can enable it with "lapic"
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PID hash table entries: 1024 (order: 10, 4096 bytes)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Detected 501.226 MHz processor.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Dentry cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 5, 131072 bytes)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Inode-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode... Ok.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Calibrating delay using timer specific routine.. 1003.48 BogoMIPS (lpj=2006960)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Mount-cache hash table entries: 512
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: setting ELCR to 0200 (from 0c20)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: CPU0: Intel Pentium III (Katmai) stepping 03
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: migration_cost=0
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Setting up standard PCI resources
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 *11 12 14 15)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 9 *10 11 12 14 15)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] (IRQs 3 4 *5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PCI quirk: region e400-e43f claimed by PIIX4 ACPI
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PCI quirk: region e800-e80f claimed by PIIX4 SMB
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PIIX4 devres B PIO at 0290-0297
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: IP route cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: TCP established hash table entries: 8192 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: TCP bind hash table entries: 4096 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: * Found PM-Timer Bug on this chipset. Due to workarounds for a bug,
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: * this time source is slow.  Consider trying other time sources (clock=)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Total HugeTLB memory allocated, 0
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes)
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 32000K size 1024 blocksize
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: hda: ST38421A, ATA DISK drive
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: hdc: ATAPI-CD ROM-DRIVE-56MAX, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Using IPI No-Shortcut mode
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI wakeup devices:
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: PCI0 UAR1 UAR2 PS2M USB0
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] enabled at IRQ 5
Nov 29 19:43:22 localhost kernel: Using specific hotkey driver
Nov 29 19:43:26 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0



So what is happening here?

I'd be extremely grateful for help on this. I'm trying to get more experience with linux so I can start to introduce it into the schools.

The first time I posted this problem on a Mandriva forum someone kindly contributed the following:

“Mine used to freeze all the time right after it set my hostname. I discovered that if I remove the "resume=/dev/hdx" option from the boot options that it no longer hangs there. You mght want to try that if you have the GRUB boot loader installed. I reinstalled Mandriva at least 6 times before I discovered that.”

Perhaps this advice will work, but I don't know how to do it.  Could someone kindly explain how to or give a better suggestion?  I'm really stuck.




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