On 06/16/2010 05:09 PM, Akemi Yagi wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 3:13 AM, Urs Beyerle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> The release candidates (2010-06-14) of SL55 LiveCD/DVD are ready for testing. If I don't get any reports about major
>> problems with these candidates, the SL55 LiveCD/DVD can be released end of this week.
>>
>> Download from
>>
>> http://www.livecd.ethz.ch/download/testing/55/i386/
>> http://www.livecd.ethz.ch/download/testing/55/x86_64/
>>
>>
>> Changes since last testing version:
>>
>> - update of isolinux to version 3.86
>> - update of all RPMs to latest SL55 versions
>> - add boot parameters: blacklist, nohotplug
>>
>> If the LiveCD hangs during boot up when starting udev, you can try to boot with
>>
>> linux nohotplug
>>
>> This will disable /lib/udev/udev_run_hotplugd, but will produces some error messages.
>> Or you can set specific kernel module on the blacklist (/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist) for hotplug scripts
>
> Hi Urs,
>
> I did a brief testing of the x86_64 LiveCD on the machine that had
> trouble with the first version. It is worse now; after I hit enter at
> the boot: prompt, the machine shuts itself off.  Using hohotplus did
> not make any difference.
>
> At this point, I don't know if there is some problem with the hardware
> or the problem is associated with the LiveCD. Unfortunately, I cannot
> do extensive testing at this moment because the machine is now in
> production use.  It has been running SL5.5 x86_64 just fine.
>
> In any event, this seems like an "isolated" case since I do not see
> any other trouble report here and I was able to boot other machines
> without an issue.
>
> Akemi


Hi Akemi,

thanks a lot for your testing! I hope you are right and the problem only
happens very rarely.

Urs