On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:27:20 -0800, Akemi Yagi wrote: >> We appear to have solved the issue by pulling down the latest version of >> the kernel from the CentOS testing/development site. >> >> wget >> http://dev.centos.org/centos/4/testing/i386/RPMS/kernel-2.6.9-42.37.EL.c4test.i686.rpm >> rpm -ivh --nodeps kernel-2.6.9-42.37.EL.c4test.i686.rpm >> reboot >> >> I was able to reboot the test system six times with no problem so far. >> I will report back if anything changes. >> >> Thanks. > > Unfortunately, that kernel did not help in my case. Rebooting stops after > displaying "Starting System" and I have to use the power switch. Turns out the problem was not related to CentOS. The system is connected to a KVM switch. When I stopped using the switch, rebooting went through normally. This is the first time I see this kind of problem with the KVM switch, but it is probably some irregularities with the motherboard (DFI K8M800-MLVF). Akemi