Topic: Please help me make this modification to grub.conf stick

[dilligaf]

Installing 7.3 on INTEL BLKDQ35JOE S775 Q35, SATA Motherboard

Hangs at probing PCI

At install I gave options as follows "pci=nommconf"
And the install worked.

Further reboots after install hang at probing PCI.

On boots , I can click any key to boot into Kernel.
scroll to Kernel and type e (edit)
Add pci=nommconf
and press enter then press b (boot)

Is there a way to make it stick, is it template.
Any others who have done this, help greatly appreciayed, thanks.
Dan

[janet]

dilligaf

At install I gave options as follows "pci=nommconf"
Is there a way to make it stick, is it template.

Yes I have the same m/board with sme7.3.
Note that sme8 automatically adds the switch to grub.conf, but with sme7.3 you need to add it manually.

Repeat those steps the first time, then log in as root and edit grub.conf

pico -w /boot/grub/grub.conf
to look similar to this (ie add the switch to the kernel lines)
Just save (Ctrl o) and changes will be retained.

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/main/root
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=15
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/smeserver.xpm.gz
foreground 000000
background 4E95D3
#hiddenmenu
title SME Server (2.6.9-67.0.7.EL)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-67.0.7.EL ro root=/dev/main/root pci=nommconf
        initrd /initrd-2.6.9-67.0.7.EL.img
title SME Server (2.6.9-67.0.4.EL)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-67.0.4.EL ro root=/dev/main/root pci=nommconf
        initrd /initrd-2.6.9-67.0.4.EL.img
title SME Server (2.6.9-67.0.1.EL)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-67.0.1.EL ro root=/dev/main/root pci=nommconf
        initrd /initrd-2.6.9-67.0.1.EL.img