Quoting Ray Van Dolson <rvandolson@xxxxxxxx>: > On Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 04:44:10PM -0500, Bruce Meyer wrote: > > I have been using my Linux server for months and all of a sudden it > > locks up during the boot startup at "Setting Hostname > > myConputerName". I had a second kernel installed (smp) and it allowed > > me to boot and login but on shutdown it hung and on restart had the > > same problem. I reformatted the drive and reinstalled 7.3 RedHat. It > > worked for awhile and the same problem happened? > > > > Is there anything that could trigger this? Is this a known virus or > > hack? I can still boot in single user mode. Can I change or disable > > something to allow the system to continue booting? > > Aside from the fact that you're running an incredibly old and > unsupported version of RH, it sounds like you might have a hardware > problem. > > Maybe a bad fan causing the CPU or system to overheat and behave > erratically? Bad memory? > > I'd at least pop open the case and take a look around. > > Ray You might also try booting off of a rescue CD / live cd / Knoppix and see if the problem exists there as well. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
