https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=340204#c1
--- Comment #1 from V K
System hangs on "Activating usb devices..." acpi=off and all kernel "safe setting" didn't help. try install x86_64 arch, and with 10.2 all was just OK ;)
After some investigations find that problems is in ips module - this server had ibm serveraid-7k controller. Without serveraid everything works. I tried v firmware version for serveraid - 7.10.20 and 7.12.12. With 7.10.20 system boot from cd, when ips module is loaded on 4th console got: scsi scan:INQUIRY result too short(5), using 36 scsi 2:0:15:0: Direct-Access ips 0000:08:0e.0: Reset Request - Flushed Cache ips 0000:08:0e.0: Reset Request - Flushed Cache ips 0000:08:0e.0: Reset Request - Flushed Cache ips 0000:08:0e.0: Reset Request - Flushed Cache .. then installation continue and can be finished, afted first reboot got: ips 0000:08:0e.0: Reset Request - Flushed Cache ..some times.... sd 2:0:15:0 [sdb] READ CAPACITY failed sd 2:0:15:0 [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_TIME_OUT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK, SUGGEST_OK sd 2:0:15:0 [sdb] Sense not available sd 2:0:15:0 [sdb] Assuming Write Enabled sd 2:0:15:0 [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through sd 2:0:15:0 [sdb] Attached SCSI disk can't find root, exit to shell but actualy there was configured just one disk in controller with firmware 7.12.12 got on 4th console: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer .... and Call Trace -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.