Upgraded to kernel 2.6.27 - does not boot

[soccerjonp]

I have updated my kernel to version 2.6.27. But now my computer does not boot. No error message, last line says:

pci 0000:00:00.0: Enabling HT MSI Mapping

I tried booting with the pci=nomsi option, but nothing changed.

This is an MSI (manufacturer) motherboard with an nVidia chipset, and I am running Arch Linux fully up to date. When they moved to kernel 2.6.27 it broke.

Help is much appreciated, and I would like to get my system up and running again.

[peteh]

I've just had a similar problem in openSuse. I booted from the installation dvd, selected update rather than instal and only updated the kernel.
Everything worked perfectly from there.

[soccerjonp]

I just tried a fresh install of Arch. It booted fine with the 2.6.25 kernel, and when I upgraded to the 2.6.27 kernel (this was the only package I updated besides the package manager itself) it would not boot, and I had the symptoms described above.

Just wondering why the pci=nomsi option doesn't fix the problem. From the error message it looks like for some reason it is still trying to use MSI?

I guess if I can't get this resolved I'll have to wait for the next version of the kernel and hope it's fixed.

[tthtlc]

this guy got it to work (problem look similar to yours):

Arch Linux Forums / 2.6.27-rc1-git4 and nVidia

or possibly these:

Arch Linux - News - Kernel 2.6.27 in core
Arch Linux Forums / Upgraded to kernel 2.6.27 - Arch won't boot, pci=nomsi doesn't help
Pkg: nvidia - Arch Linux Package Details

last resort is this:

arch linux 2.6.27 nvidia - Google Search
(where I found all the above links).