cnim Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I have an existing system that currently runs Windows that I would like to switch to Unraid. None of the hardware is new, and has been working with windows for a long time. While booting Unraid (6.8.0), the system will hang at various different points while linux sets up the devices. When the Unraid flash drive is booted in non-uefi, the cursor continues to blink, so I don't think it's just the display hanging. It most frequently hangs on "Registered PHC clock", but since it has hung on at least 5 other places, that might just be a timing issue. System Info MOBO - ASRock H370M-ITX/ac LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel H370 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel CPU - Intel Core i5-8400 Coffee Lake 6-Core 2.8 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 65W RAM - 2x Kingston Technology HyperX Fury Black 16GB 2666MHz DDR4 CL16 DIMM SATA - 1 SSD and 4 magnetic disks Things I've already tried Two different USBs drives Live booting ubuntu from same drives (works fine) All the USB ports on the back of the MOBO Checking and unchecking "UEFI boot allowed" when writing flash drive Choosing both UEFI boot and BIOS boot when booting Disconnecting all drives and SSD Disconnecting the USB keyboard Disconnecting ethernet Updating the BIOS to newest Waiting a long time after it hangs Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 memtest on the boot menu. Quote Link to comment
cnim Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 I have run the memtest that comes on the unraid image without error. This RAM seems to be able to boot lots of other things fine. Any other ideas? Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Did you try both GUI and non-GUI boot? Quote Link to comment
cnim Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 Yes, I tried all four boot options (gui x safe mode) a number of times both from UEFI boot and BIOS boot. It seems like it freezes before the gui would even start, so not sure if it would matter. I tried googling general slackware solutions but haven't found anything. Unraid is slackware, right? Would trying and earlier version of unraid be useful? Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I know you said you tried all USB ports, and I looked up that mobo. It does have USB2. USB2 is more reliable for booting. Just thought I would mention that since it wasn't actually said on this thread. What kind of flash drives were you trying? Maybe you didn't try all of the different things you mentioned on those USB2 ports. Maybe try them again but only USB2. Quote Link to comment
cnim Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 Ok, I have consulted my MOBO manual, and yes, I have already tried booting both safe mode and regular mode from a USB2 port. Quote Link to comment
cnim Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 The boot hangs well after it initializes the ramfs, which makes me think that it probably isn't a problem with the USB interface or USB drive. Is that a fair assumption? Quote Link to comment
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