Re: 3.1+ kernels unbootable

[Chris Jones <chrisjones@spin.net.au>]

On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:21:22 +1000
NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> wrote:

> You might like to try 
>  a/ describing your current system in more detail.
>  b/ describe what actually happens when you try to boot a 3.1+ kernel.
>     It is rare that absolutely nothing happens.
>     Also describe the provenance of these 3.1+ kernels (do you compile
>     yourself, or get them from a distro or....)
> 
> NeilBrown


Thanks Neil. I use standard x86_64 Intel CPU system with 2.0GB DDRII
RAM on a Gigabyte GA-8VM800PMD-775-RH motherboard.

This happens on both Ubuntu and Fedora kernels. And in fact, any kernel
3.1 or above. It's not only very odd, but also very annoying.

I get to the boot screen and when I select ENTER to boot into the
system, my screen goes black and then the system reboots. It's
definitely a kernel issue as anything (as mentioned already) with
kernel 3.0 or below works just fine.


Regards

Chris Jones