(Another ?) hang during RELENG_4 boot

guy_at_device.dyndns.org
Date: 11/25/03

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    Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:35:04 -0800 (PST)
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    Hi stable-ers,

    [hope i won't deliver that mail twice - If so, forgive or flog me]

    The "Another ?" statement is here because my problem *may* be related with
    the current "Hang on boot with 4.9-STABLE" thread.

    My main home computer was running 4.9 RC1 till 2 days ago, when i decided to
    upgrade it to last STABLE.

    After kernel build/install, the reboot hanged (everything freezed, need to
    reset) just after detecting my IDE cd drive - usually the next step was the
    detection of my LSI logic (former AMI) megaraid logical disk.

    I then cvsuped against RELENG_4_9, rebuilt all, and boot when fine.

    Today morning, full of hope, i cvsuped to RELENG_4 and tried again.

    The boot still hang, but this time it is after the RAID logical drive
    detection, just before the actual system boot start "Mouting root from...".

    Here's a short description of my system. Any completion requests welcomed.

    Hardware :
    Tyan tiger MP Motherboard with 2 Athlons XP 2000+
    Only IDE device is the cd drive.
    LSI Megaraid 5000 Express controller with 4 SCSI drives all attached into
    an unique RAID 5 array.
    Mouse attached to USB.

    Software non-standardismes :
    Having a GEForce, am loading linux.ko and nvidia.ko at boot time.
    Only difference between GENERIC and my kernel conf are : enabled SMP, added
    support for my PCI SoundBlaster (pcm).

    I'm willing to help as much as i can locating and fixing the problem, but i
    don't really know where to start, so any pointers to which more information
    i should submit or what steps i should take will be appreciated.

    Thanks for your attention. 

    -- 
        Guy P.
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