Machine is a Compaq dx5150 64 bit desktop with 3Gb of memory. It has bee
n
having no problems with 64 bit SL5.3. Before upgrading to SL5.4, I thoug
ht
I'd be cautious and try out the live dvd, but it won't boot. Even if I t
ry
"failsafe", the boot sequence prints the "ok" after starting udev and the
n
the screen goes blank and never comes back again.
I have no other reason to suspect the machine itself. The only time I ne
ed
to reboot is for new kernels or drivers. I tried the memtest program on
the
dvd and it didn't report any problems.
Md5sum gives the right answer for the dvd containing the iso image. I
downloaded and burned it again just in case, but it didn't make any diffe
rence.
The dvd drive is ok as far as I can tell. I'm able to boot and run from
an
old Knoppix dvd.
Any suggestions for what to try?
Thanks