Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759265Ab1FQO5U (ORCPT ); Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:57:20 -0400 Received: from mail-qw0-f46.google.com ([209.85.216.46]:40952 "EHLO mail-qw0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757946Ab1FQO5S convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:57:18 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=IOYh/4tgyhIr9uW7UVP64lMyZ1ZdV7l2lxNHpnVekiDXrhaYk9Aomdx3rHLs1NYyTX d0o7ujybmYQhOWRGB2zteDjMVDwGwf8+sQ075aIVgm4mWnw/29201UkQJLMWf0ZNhcBb 6eRzfTQYQxtqE1GcaKRGfpVq49tlNbP4EPzbU= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:57:17 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: New Gentoo install on Intel Z68/i7-2600K system hangs after VFS:Mounted root... From: Mark Knecht To: Paul Hartman Cc: Linux Kernel List Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1500 Lines: 37 On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Paul Hartman wrote: > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Mark Knecht wrote: >>   I've got a Windows friend who's trying to make the jump to Gentoo >> Linux. He's purchased a new motherboard & processor which I believe >> are part of the new 'Sandy Bridge' family: >> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131730 >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070 >> >> I've installed Gentoo. The kernel is 2.6.38-gentoo-r6. The install >> seemed to go fine. This is my first install from scratch after the >> switch to OpenRC. >> >>   When the machine boots it makes it through mounting sda3 on root, >> which looks OK to me, but then just hangs with no other messages. I've >> posted a photo of what the screen looks like when it stops: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/29328985@N03/5841311388/ > > Hi Mark, > > Have you tried booting with acpi=off ? > > Also, since it's a new build, have you done a memory test to be sure > it is stable? Getting the RAM timings/voltages right is usually one of > the biggest hurdles in building a new machine in my experiences. > Paul, Great inputs. We'll try them both tonight. Cheers, Mark -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/