Final update,
after a very productive exchange via the redhat bug tracking system, it
turned out my BIOS was causing the problem. Flashed the latest version an
d
voila it works like a charm. (Samsung Q45 BIOS ST7 to version ST11)
Before that I could get it to boot with kernel options pci=nomsi acpi
Update:
I just tried booting the 5.3 Live CD, which also fails at the same point,
so
I assume it's a general hardware/driver issue.
SL 5.4
Kernel 2.6.18-164.2.1.e15
x86_64
Samsung Q45
Hello!
I've managed to install SL 5.4 from DVDs but cannot boot into the system. The
boot sequence freezes when reaching or shortly after "setting hostname [OK]".
I've tried booting with nousb set and rhgb disabled, to no avail.
Any ideas?
Than
