Bug 225139

Summary:	Gentoo 2008.0_beta2 Minimal CD: fail to boot on IA64
Product:	Gentoo Release Media	Reporter:	Simon Deziel <simon_deziel>
Component:	InstallCD	Assignee:	Gentoo Release Team <releng>
Status:	RESOLVED TEST-REQUEST
Severity:	normal	CC:	ia64
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	IA64
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Simon Deziel 2008-06-06 18:13:19 UTC

When I try to boot on the Gentoo 2008.0_beta2 Minimal CD for IA64, I can see that initrd.gz is extracting but when it's done the screen goes black with a blinking cursor forever.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Pop the Gentoo 2008.0_beta2 Minimal CD for IA64 in the CD drive
2. Boot and select CD-ROM boot.
3. Wait forever in front of a blinking cursor after extracting initrd.gz.

Actual Results:  
After the extraction of initrd.gz I get a blinking cursor.

Expected Results:  
Expected the kernel to boot.

I suspect this to be related to a kernel problem because using Gentoo 2007.0 Minimal CD for IA64 I have no problem. Just to let you know, I have the same behaviour with Ubuntu 8.04 for IA64. I will try other kernel versions from 2.6.18 (Gentoo 2007.0 CD) up to 2.6.25 and give you more results. If you need more info just ask.

Comment 1 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-07-14 23:53:19 UTC

Is this still an issue with the final 2008.0 release media?

Comment 2 Simon Deziel 2008-07-30 23:38:43 UTC

I have the same issue with the final iso of Gentoo 2008.0. I'm not sure if I'll have time to test kernels between 2.6.18 and 2.6.25 but if I do I'll post a comment here.

Comment 3 Simon Deziel 2008-08-15 13:38:40 UTC

Just for information, I successfully installed a Gentoo 2007.0 and the vanilla kernel 2.6.25.8 (not using emerge).

Comment 4 Raúl Porcel (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-04-16 20:15:24 UTC

which machine is this?

If you'd like, you could test an autobuild cd.