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|    K Venken to maus    |
|    Re: slackware 15.0 installation hangs    |
|    19 Sep 23 12:56:09    |
   
   From: karel.venken@domain.invalid   
      
   maus wrote:   
   > On 2023-09-19, K Venken wrote:   
   >> I have been trying to install slackware 15.0 on a new Dell computer with   
   >> an i9-13900K CPU and a 1 TB nvme as disk. Everything seems to run fine   
   >> until the point that the system reboots. It hangs with the messages   
   >>   
   >> ELILO v13.6 for EFI/x86_64   
   >> .   
   >> Loading kernel vmlinuz... done   
   >> Loading file initrd.gz...done   
   >>   
   >> After that everything is frozen. Even the power button or numlock does   
   >> not respond.   
   >>   
   >> Unfortunately, there is no other indication.   
   >>   
   >> I have also tried to boot from the installation USB and tried to start   
   >> the installed slackware on the hardisk but it hangs at the same   
   >> location. So it seems that there is something missing from the   
   >> installation. What could have gone wrong?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   > Faulty installation media, probably. Make sure that everyting is removed   
   > from the installation media before writing to it.   
   >   
   >   
      
   I would say no as I used the same USB to successfully install another   
   computer. But it is worth to give it a try and first create a new one.   
      
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