Re: notebook (Amilo M 1425) freeze after latest suse update

From: Jim (james_at_the-computer-shop.co.uk)
Date: 07/13/05 

Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:56:34 GMT

Norbert van Bolhuis wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Yesterday I installed Suse9.1 pro on my Fujitsu Siemens
> Amilo M1425 notebook and everything worked fine (apart from the
> boot/grub problem due to different HD geometry in 2.6 kernel).
>
> Subsequently I updated my system online (through Yast) and
> let Yast install all suggested patches (including a new Linux kernel).
> Since then my notebook (boots in text mode) and freezes at startup just
> before the graphical login. My scroll lock and caps lock LEDs are blinking
> infinitely and the system is totally freezed.
>
> I'm not aware of any reset button on the Amilo so I disconnected
> the battery and tried the rescue system, I checked the usual log files
> but could not find any linux kernel panic log or anything the like.
>
> Btw. the "safe install/boot" option (from Suse9.1Pro DVD) also fails
> to boot, in this case the HardDisk LED stays on infinitely and the system
> freezes starting the kernel (this happened while checking the filesystem).
>
> I have yet to try booting with "noapic" and/or "acpi=off" and/or
> "pci=noacpi",
> in the meantime I was wondering if anybody knows exactly what's going on ?
> Is this likely to be a apm/acpi problem ? or is something else going on ?
>
> Thanks in advance for any comment/responses.
>

All I can think of is boot the SUSE Linux 9.1 system into run level 3
(by supplying "3" as command line argument on the boot prompt), then log
in as root and run the text mode version of the YaST Online Update.

               ("yast online_update")

This will download and install (after a few option passes) the latest
greatest kernel. Failing that, boot a previous (known good) kernel image
either from the system CD or borrow a friend's and make it default.

On saying that, I am aware that the notebook in question has an ATI 9700
graphic chip onboard (seen a few). Linux+ATI=trouble. Might want to
consider *BSD instead?

HTH, HAND 

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