System hangs at boot on Starting udev

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • After running yum update to bring system up to date on all packages (kernel-2.6.18-164.el5xen) system now hangs on starting udev and system reboots after couple of minutes

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4
  • x86_64
  • 2.6.18-164.el5xen
  • 09:00.0 InfiniBand: Mellanox Technologies MT23108 InfiniHost (rev a1)

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase of over 48,000 articles and solutions.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In
Close

Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.