boot problems

[prasatko]

My system does not boot while there's any usb device plugged in. Grub is ok, but after choosing to boot linux, initrd prints some it's things, after that screen goes black and computer does nothing. Only fan runs fast as system counts some hard operation.

[devils casper]

Hi prasatko,

Welcome to the LinuxForums.

does System boot up properly on un-plugging USB device? could post exact error massage here?

[prasatko]

When I unplug device situation does not change. It doesn't print any error message, it stucks forever. The last I got when I removed any boot parametres and rebooted was something with acpi configuration. But I think that is a last "good" thing

[devils casper]

It doesn't print any error message, it stucks forever.

thats weird. it should display error message. at what point it get stuck?
did you try acpi=off or noacpi parameter?

[prasatko]

maybe I should. Excuse me, but .. what is acpi?

[devils casper]

its Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. a few BIOS' do not support it. try to disable it using noacpi option.

[prasatko]

I tried, but it remains. Acpi prints are miscellaneous.

[devils casper]

i can't suggest anything untill i check exact error message.

[prasatko]

I have a nice system log. But It is qiute .. long. I found there souething which may help you:

ACPI: bus type pci registered
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: PCI: BIOS Bug: MCFG area is not E820-reserved
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: PCI: Not using MMCONFIG.
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xf0031, last bus=1
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: Setting up standard PCI resources
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: Subsystem revision 20060127
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: Interpreter enabled
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: Using IOAPIC for interrupt routing
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: Boot video device is 0000:01:00.0
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.P0P1._PRT]
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: Embedded Controller [EC0] (gpe 25) interrupt mode.
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 *10 11 12 14 15)
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] (IRQs 3 4 *5 7 10 11 12 14 15)
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 10 *11 12 14 15)
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] (IRQs 3 4 *5 7 10 11 12 14 15)
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKE] (IRQs 3 4 *5 7 10 11 12 14 15)
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKF] (IRQs 3 *4 5 7 10 11 12 14 15)
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKG] (IRQs 3 4 *5 7 10 11 12 14 15)
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKH] (IRQs 3 4 *5 7 10 11 12 14 15)
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: ACPI: Power Resource [GFAN] (off)
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: Linux Plug and Play Support v0.97 (c) Adam Belay
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: pnp: PnP ACPI init
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: pnp: PnP ACPI: found 14 devices
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: PnPBIOS: Disabled by ACPI PNP
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: SCSI subsystem initialized
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: PCI: If a device doesn't work, try "pci=routeirq". If it helps, post a report
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: pnp: 00:09: ioport range 0xa00-0xa0f has been reserved
May 4 07:04:08 kniha kernel: PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:01.0

but I'm not sure this is the bad boot

[prasatko]

I think this is a part with bad restart

May 4 21:17:01 kniha /USR/SBIN/CRON[9996]: (root) CMD ( run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
May 4 21:20:01 kniha /USR/SBIN/CRON[10224]: (root) CMD (if [ -x /usr/bin/gsmsmsrequeue ]; then /usr/bin/gsmsmsrequeue; fi)
May 4 21:20:01 kniha /USR/SBIN/CRON[10226]: (root) CMD ([ -d /etc/shaper ] && /etc/init.d/shaper timecheck)
May 4 21:21:35 kniha shutdown[10349]: shutting down for system reboot
May 4 21:21:35 kniha init: Switching to runlevel: 6
May 4 21:21:36 kniha kdm: :0[6585]: PAM unable to dispatch function
May 4 21:21:36 kniha kdm: :0[6585]: pam_setcred(DELETE_CRED) for prasatko failed: Bad item passed to pam_*_item()
May 4 21:21:36 kniha kdm[6550]: Unknown session exit code 0 (sig 11) from manager process
May 4 21:21:39 kniha kernel: Kernel logging (proc) stopped.
May 4 21:21:39 kniha kernel: Kernel log daemon terminating.
May 4 21:21:40 kniha exiting on signal 15
May 4 21:24:09 kniha syslogd 1.4.1#17.2: restart.
May 4 21:24:09 kniha kernel: klogd 1.4.1#17.2, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
May 4 21:24:09 kniha kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.17
May 4 21:24:09 kniha kernel: Loaded 23313 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.6.17.
May 4 21:24:09 kniha kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.6.17.
May 4 21:24:09 kniha kernel: No module symbols loaded - kernel modules not enabled.