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I'm using the latest non-free video card driver amd I also +</I>>><i> have the vendor's generic for-any-Linux version 4.1.2 of VirtualBox +</I>>><i> installed. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> After updating the kernel earlier today, I attempted a reboot. The GUI +</I>>><i> boot screen came up, and the progress dots showed progress, but it was +</I>>><i> VERY slow. Not entirely unexpected because the new nVidia and VirtualBox +</I>>><i> modules had to be installed, but this was far longer than I had ever +</I>>><i> seen before. Normally I would have used the escape key to go to +</I>>><i> "verbose" mode to see what was going on, but it didn't function, and the +</I>>><i> message that I could do so didn't appear. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> The progress dots eventually showed progress all the way to the end, and +</I>>><i> then it was "stuck" there. After about three minutes I used the reset +</I>>><i> button to reboot, using the old kernel. That worked normally. I then +</I>>><i> shut down and tried the new kernel again, with the same result as before. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Another reset, but this time I booted into safe mode. This time the text +</I>>><i> showed the nVidia and VirtualBox modules being installed, then went to a +</I>>><i> command line. I issued a "halt" command and started again, once again +</I>>><i> using the GUI bootscreen. This time, the "Press escape for verbose mode" +</I>>><i> message showed up, and the boot proceeded completely normally. I haven't +</I>>><i> tried everything yet, but so far it's working perfectly. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> I haven't the slightest idea of why this happened, but I thought +</I>>><i> somebody should know. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> TJ +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> You may find mkinitrd was building a new image, which can take a long +</I>><i> time, especially when coupled with module rebuilds. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Are there any clues in the dmesg or syslog? +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Claire +</I>><i> +</I>Not to me, but then I couldn't tell anyway. This kind of troubleshooting +is very much beyond my skills, and I really don't know what looks right +and what looks wrong. I'm simply a Linux user, more skilled than some, +less skilled than many. + +One thing that I remember now though... During the "strange behavior" I +don't recall seeing much of any indication of hard drive access, but +when I booted in safe mode there was what I would consider a normal +amount for installing modules in a new kernel. + +TJ + +</PRE> + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="005475.html">[Mageia-discuss] Strange behavior after kernel update +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="005474.html">[Mageia-discuss] password-less ssh +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#5476">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#5476">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#5476">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#5476">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |