Bowie, I had the same problem yesterday on my laptop with SIS5513 chipset. I've tried acpi=off and nomodprobe - didn't help I will come back to that problem when I will have time, but what I will do is disabling hardware initialization in default init level, and then I will try to play with audio module manually. You might do the same... Boot up from some live cd ubuntu works fine (I'm running it on the same laptop right now) and change init scripts. Paul -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bowie Bailey Sent: 11 October 2006 16:44 To: CentOS mailing list (E-mail) Subject: [CentOS] Server hangs initializing audio I have a server that frequently hangs while rebooting. I see no errors, but during the boot process it stops at this stage: Initializing hardware... storage network audio The cursor sits just after the word "audio" and I have to do a hard reset to get out of it. This server has no audio capabilities, so I am thinking that I just need to disable the audio stuff so it doesn't even try to load it, but I don't know where to look. -- Bowie _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos This e-mail and all attachments have been scanned by the HighSpeed Office virus scanning service powered by MessageLabs and no known viruses were detected. This electronic message transmission contains information from Fish4 Trading Limited and/or other Fish4 affiliated companies (specifically Fish4Homes Ltd, Fish4Cars Ltd, Fish4Jobs Ltd and Fish4 Ltd) that may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended solely for the recipient and use by any other party is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this electronic message transmission is prohibited. If you have received this electronic message transmission in error, please notify Fish4 immediately by telephone (0208 600 7000) or by electronic mail (administrator@xxxxxxxxxxx). Thank you. This e-mail and all attachments have been scanned by the HighSpeed Office virus scanning service powered by MessageLabs and no known viruses were detected. _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos