Bug 143284 - factory boot.ppc.iso freezes at "main menu"
Summary: factory boot.ppc.iso freezes at "main menu"
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
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Product: SUSE Linux 10.1
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Version: Alpha 4
Hardware: PowerPC Other
: P5 - None : Normal (vote)
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Reported: 2006-01-15 08:47 UTC by peter czanik
Modified: 2006-01-16 13:51 UTC (History)
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Description peter czanik 2006-01-15 08:47:20 UTC 
boot.ppc.iso from factory from 13th of January on a Pegasos2 based ODW

When anything is choosen from the main menu, the computer freezes for about 2 minutes (no response to keyboard), and then reboots.
Comment 1 Stefan Hundhammer 2006-01-16 10:35:47 UTC 
How can this be a bug of the installer if the installer doesn't even get to start?

The kernel people will need hwinfo.
Comment 2 peter czanik 2006-01-16 11:56:10 UTC 
Is installer=yast? I thought, that anyting from booting the instal CD to the "Have a lot of fun!" belongs to here.
As with the current boot.ppc.iso can not bring me to a level, where I could issue a hwinfo command, is it OK, when I send it from the installed 10.0?
Comment 3 Steffen Winterfeldt 2006-01-16 13:00:34 UTC 
Maybe you could describe then what 'main menu' you mean.
Comment 4 peter czanik 2006-01-16 13:30:42 UTC 
"main menu" is what appears on the top of screen, when boot.ppc.iso is booted and language is set. One can show info, load kernel modules, start booting/installation from this menu. Similar to linuxrc on i386, but not curses menu, but a simple list with numbers.
Comment 5 Steffen Winterfeldt 2006-01-16 13:51:33 UTC 
Ah, ok. You mean linuxrc in linemode. That was broken. Either
use linemode=0 for the curses variant or boot off an older CD.