boot hangs after fstab, shutdown hangs too (FC6 only)

[Justincase]

I was holding off posting this...but I've run out of ideas and couldn't find anything in the forum addressing this...

Boot-up hangs after displaying the "Enabling /etc/fstab swaps". If I just leave it (sometimes 5mins, other times >15mins) it comes up and presents the logon prompt. Normally I give-up before that. Disk is busy for aboput 15secs, then almost no disk activity.

Occurs on *2630.fc6 and 2647.fc6.

Shutdown also hangs for varing periods of time.

Core 5 does NOT have this problem.

Any ideas what I can check to see what is hanging the boot-up?

Justin

[SlowJet]

Yes, in fact the same thing happened today on the FC6 updates.
But it may be a different probelm, sam e symtom.

1. When you get the grub line on your boot up screen for fc6, press e for edit.
select the kerenl line - the long one that goes oof the screen.
press e to edit that line. (It's a one time edit, not permenent.)
arrow key to the end of the line.
delete the rghx quit by backspacing.
press enter
press b to boot

2. when you see udev on the sceen press i
it should ask you for Y or N to start each process.
Say y and see which one hangs.

3. reboot again doing the same thing and say N to that process.

and so forth,

SJ

[Justincase]

Outstanding procedure...Looks like my networking start-up is what is causeing the delay...I'll take a closer look at it...

Everything seemed to be working OK, except the slow startup...

THANKS for your help...!!!!!!!!!

Had the same issue as you after upgrade today and the same as this https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla....cgi?id=207135 and had to downgrade these to return to normal startup and shutdown--
initscripts-8.39-1.i386.rpm kudzu-1.2.53-1.i386.rpm
taken off the install dvd.

[Justincase]

Thanks,

I'll give that a try tonight!

Since it was a new install..I assumed it was just me...

Thank for your help.

[Justincase]

I never updated this thread to let you know your directions worked great...the network is running fine now and no bring-up/shutdown problems..

Thanks for your help.