Fedora 29 Server (or 28) install is stuck...?
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New install of F29.
Install hangs up at this point.
In layman's terms, what is going on at this stage of the install?
System hung at Starting Switch Root...
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I've seen this a few times, particularly with units that have nVidia GPU's where the drivers aren't installed.
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@FATeknollogee Typically, I find a corrupted download borked the installer if it hangs at any point in the boot process when installing.
What it's doing right then specifically, I'm not sure. I could take a couple educated guesses, but they'd just be guesses.
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@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
I've seen this a few times, particularly with units that have nVidia GPU's where the drivers aren't installed.
I don't have a GPU.
The MB is a SM X10SDV-4C+-TLN4F -
@travisdh1 This is affecting both F29 and F28. The likelihood of both downloads being messed up I find unlikely.
@FATeknollogee have you checked the checksum of both downloads to confirm they match what the source has listed?
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@travisdh1 said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
@FATeknollogee Typically, I find a corrupted download borked the installer if it hangs at any point in the boot process when installing.
What it's doing right then specifically, I'm not sure. I could take a couple educated guesses, but they'd just be guesses.
I tried F29 and F28 iso's...same problem.
Maybe I should try burning the iso with Rufus instead of Fedora Media Writer? -
@FATeknollogee said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
I've seen this a few times, particularly with units that have nVidia GPU's where the drivers aren't installed.
I don't have a GPU.
The MB is a SM X10SDV-4C+-TLN4FHave you performed a hardware diag? Maybe your RAM or CPU is causing issues.
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@FATeknollogee said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
@travisdh1 said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
@FATeknollogee Typically, I find a corrupted download borked the installer if it hangs at any point in the boot process when installing.
What it's doing right then specifically, I'm not sure. I could take a couple educated guesses, but they'd just be guesses.
I tried F29 and F28 iso's...same problem.
Maybe I should try burning the iso with Rufus instead of Fedora Media Writer?That shouldn't make a difference.
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@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
@FATeknollogee said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
I've seen this a few times, particularly with units that have nVidia GPU's where the drivers aren't installed.
I don't have a GPU.
The MB is a SM X10SDV-4C+-TLN4FHave you performed a hardware diag? Maybe your RAM or CPU is causing issues.
Not yet.
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@FATeknollogee said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
@FATeknollogee said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
I've seen this a few times, particularly with units that have nVidia GPU's where the drivers aren't installed.
I don't have a GPU.
The MB is a SM X10SDV-4C+-TLN4FHave you performed a hardware diag? Maybe your RAM or CPU is causing issues.
Not yet.
I'd go down that road first and at least perform a memory test to see if there are any issues.
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Here are some troubleshooting steps provided by the Fedora Project.
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@FATeknollogee are you attempting to install Server or Desktop on this board?
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@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
@FATeknollogee are you attempting to install Server or Desktop on this board?
Server...my bad, I forgot to mention that.
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@FATeknollogee So start with the basic troubleshooting. Confirm the checksums match, test the media (from the installation screen there), perform a memtest and other basic hardware troubleshooting steps.
This board isn't particularly old so I don't think you're having a compatibility issue.
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@FATeknollogee I always use Rufus. I don't know if that could possibly be the issue or not but I have never had an issue with it before.
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@FATeknollogee said in Fedora 29 Server (or 28) install is stuck...?:
@travisdh1 said in Fedora 29 (or 28) install is stuck...?:
@FATeknollogee Typically, I find a corrupted download borked the installer if it hangs at any point in the boot process when installing.
What it's doing right then specifically, I'm not sure. I could take a couple educated guesses, but they'd just be guesses.
I tried F29 and F28 iso's...same problem.
Maybe I should try burning the iso with Rufus instead of Fedora Media Writer?No, you are at a point where you know that the burn worked.
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@FATeknollogee said in Fedora 29 Server (or 28) install is stuck...?:
X10SDV-4C+-TLN4F
SuperMicro only lists compatibility on that board to Fedora 23. But that's likely just because it is old.
https://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/OS/Broadwell-DE.cfm
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This page is already the top hit for this issue with this motherboard.
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There is a decent chance that the kernel that you have here is just too new. Might be worth going to CentOS for this hardware.
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When things are hung, can you hit Ctrl+Alt-F2 and see if you can get to a console?
