From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from puffin.external.hp.com (puffin.external.hp.com [192.25.206.4]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E01D8482A for ; Sun, 2 Sep 2001 03:15:35 -0600 (MDT) Received: from mailserv2.iuinc.com (mailserv2.iuinc.com [206.245.164.55]) by puffin.external.hp.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id DAA02338 for ; Sun, 2 Sep 2001 03:13:28 -0600 Received: from pc1-hems4-0-cust107.bre.cable.ntl.com (HELO rhirst.linuxcare.com) (213.105.88.107) by mailserv2.iuinc.com with SMTP; 2 Sep 2001 09:15:38 -0000 Received: by rhirst.linuxcare.com (Postfix, from userid 501) id 85C55B00C; Sun, 2 Sep 2001 10:15:56 +0100 (BST) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 10:15:56 +0100 From: Richard Hirst To: James Waterhouse Cc: "parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com" , "debian-hppa@lists.debian.org" Message-ID: <20010902101556.W11744@linuxcare.com> References: <3B8FB5EF.3020301@videotron.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <3B8FB5EF.3020301@videotron.ca>; from james.waterhouse@videotron.ca on Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 12:06:07PM -0400 Subject: [parisc-linux] Re: booting problems List-ID: On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 12:06:07PM -0400, James Waterhouse wrote: > Hello everyone, > I'm seem to be having trouble booting into linux on my 712/60. I hope > someone can help. I have built a new kernel (from cvs) and also set up > an nfs root. When I try to boot the linux boots up to the point where it > says "Cleaning: /tmp/ /var/lock /var/run" and then it just hangs. Any > idea what is cause it to hang? Could there be a problem with the nfsroot? Possible. What are you using for your nfsroot? Does it still respond to pings? What console are you using? Do you get a prompt if you boot with 'init=/bin/sh'? Richard