Boot process hangs

Slipstream · 12-10-2007, 04:01 PM

Hi,

Had a hard time deciding in which forum to post, but this one seems to fit best. It involves Linux, but I suspect the problem is hardware related rather than OS related. You decide...

I'm running openSuSE 10.2 32-bit on an ASUS AN8-32 Deluxe board. I frequently have problems when booting; the process hangs at random points, so I have to hit reset. Now I got an (linux) FDisk error which basically means that it can't access the file systems upon booting.

I've had this problem before, and fixed it by replacing a SATA cable. But it doesn't seem to fix it this time.

I just ran Samsung's HUTIL Surface Scan diagnostics on all 4-disks, and all tests passed. Each disk takes about an hour to complete, so I guess the testing is pretty thorough.

Does anyone see any rational possibility of this being a motherboard or SATA controller failure? I doubt it since the disk diagnostics passed, but is it possible nonetheless?

elitehacker · 12-11-2007, 04:07 AM

Do you use any other operating system other than Linux =_=. I highly doubt that its motherboard failure.

Slipstream · 12-12-2007, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elitehacker

Do you use any other operating system other than Linux =_=. I highly doubt that its motherboard failure.

No other OS on this machine. But I'm thinking about ordering a copy of Windows. This whole process of reinstalling every month or two is getting old. I'm still hopeful that the problem is due to hardware, rather than OS.

12-10-2007, 04:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Slipstream New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 10	Boot process hangs - mb failure? Hi, Had a hard time deciding in which forum to post, but this one seems to fit best. It involves Linux, but I suspect the problem is hardware related rather than OS related. You decide... I'm running openSuSE 10.2 32-bit on an ASUS AN8-32 Deluxe board. I frequently have problems when booting; the process hangs at random points, so I have to hit reset. Now I got an (linux) FDisk error which basically means that it can't access the file systems upon booting. I've had this problem before, and fixed it by replacing a SATA cable. But it doesn't seem to fix it this time. I just ran Samsung's HUTIL Surface Scan diagnostics on all 4-disks, and all tests passed. Each disk takes about an hour to complete, so I guess the testing is pretty thorough. Does anyone see any rational possibility of this being a motherboard or SATA controller failure? I doubt it since the disk diagnostics passed, but is it possible nonetheless?

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12-11-2007, 04:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
elitehacker Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 19 Posts: 2,403	Do you use any other operating system other than Linux =_=. I highly doubt that its motherboard failure.