# Rocky 8.6 won’t boot on PC with Nvidia Graphics card **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Created:** [July 14, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564 "2022-07-14T06:28:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LenE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LenE](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/LenE)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/1 "2022-07-14T06:28:45Z")
I’ve tried to boot up the boot.iso on 3 machines. It works o.k. on an HP Compaq DC5800 which uses Intel graphics. On the 2 machines with Nvidia Graphics cards, the following sequence is observed: -after selecting the install option on the initial screen display, boot-related messages occur up to the message “Reached target Basic System” -after a lengthy pause, a warning message is repeated about 40 times: “dracut-initqueue warning dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts” -the process then exits to the Dracut emergency shell → warning: /dev/root does not exist. * * * Nvidia machine details: For the HP Pavilion m8247c, the sudo inxi -Fxz output is ```auto System: Host: CLM19.2X64 Kernel: 4.15.0-54-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 7.4.0 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 Distro: Linux Mint 19.2 Tina base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic Machine: Type: Desktop System: HP Pavilion 06 product: D5468AT-ABA ALONPAV v: 1331211RE101EXPLO0 serial: Mobo: ECS model: Nettle2 v: 1.0 serial: N/A BIOS: Phoenix v: 5.20 date: 10/03/2007 CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ bits: 64 type: MCP arch: K8 rev.F+ rev: 3 L2 cache: 2048 KiB flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 svm bogomips: 4018 Speed: 1000 MHz min/max: 1000/2800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1000 2: 1000 Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: nvidia v: 304.137 bus ID: 00:0d.0 Display: server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: nvidia resolution: 1680x1050~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430/integrated/SSE2 v: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 304.137 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: NVIDIA MCP61 High Definition Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:05.0 Device-2: ViXS Systems XCode 2100 Series vendor: ASUSTeK driver: N/A bus ID: 03:00.0 Device-3: Logitech Webcam C270 type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo bus ID: 1-1.2:6 Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.15.0-54-generic Network: Device-1: NVIDIA MCP61 Ethernet vendor: Hewlett-Packard type: network bridge driver: forcedeth v: kernel port: ec00 bus ID: 00:07.0 IF: enp0s7 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: Drives: Local Storage: total: 763.85 GiB used: 13.07 GiB (1.7%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD5000AAKX-08U6AA0 size: 465.76 GiB temp: 36 C ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Samsung model: HD320KJ size: 298.09 GiB temp: 31 C ID-3: /dev/sdc type: USB vendor: Sony model: USB Floppy size: 1.4 MiB Partition: ID-1: / size: 19.56 GiB used: 13.07 GiB (66.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda8 ID-2: swap-1 size: 5.08 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdb8 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A Info: Processes: 174 Uptime: 2m Memory: 2.81 GiB used: 502.6 MiB (17.5%) Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 7.5.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.20 inxi: 3.0.32 ``` For the HPPavilion m8247c, the sudo parted -l output is: ```auto Model: ATA WDC WD5000AAKX-0 (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 500GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: msdos Disk Flags: Number Start End Size Type File system Flags 1 1049kB 161GB 161GB primary ntfs boot 2 161GB 172GB 10.7GB primary ntfs 3 172GB 172GB 524MB primary ntfs 4 172GB 500GB 328GB extended lba 5 172GB 254GB 81.6GB logical ntfs 6 254GB 417GB 163GB logical ntfs 7 417GB 439GB 21.5GB logical ext4 8 439GB 460GB 21.5GB logical ext4 9 460GB 482GB 21.5GB logical ext4 10 482GB 500GB 18.5GB logical ext4 Model: ATA SAMSUNG HD320KJ (scsi) Disk /dev/sdb: 320GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: msdos Disk Flags: Number Start End Size Type File system Flags 1 32.3kB 107GB 107GB primary ntfs boot 2 107GB 118GB 10.7GB primary ntfs 3 118GB 119GB 1074MB primary ext4 4 119GB 320GB 201GB extended 5 119GB 141GB 21.5GB logical ext4 6 141GB 175GB 34.4GB logical ext4 9 175GB 209GB 34.4GB logical ext4 10 209GB 293GB 83.8GB logical ext4 7 293GB 315GB 21.5GB logical ext4 8 315GB 320GB 5455MB logical linux-swap(v1) Warning: Unable to open /dev/sdc read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sdc has been opened read-only. Error: /dev/sdc: unrecognised disk label Model: SONY USB-FDU (scsi) Disk /dev/sdc: 1475kB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: unknown Disk Flags: ``` For the Compaq Presario, the sudo inxi -Fxz output is: ```auto System: Host: cLMX19 Kernel: 4.15.0-54-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 7.4.0 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 Distro: Linux Mint 19.2 Tina base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic Machine: Type: Desktop System: Compaq-Presario product: NY540AA-ABL CQ5210F v: N/A serial: Mobo: PEGATRON model: NARRA5 v: 5.00 serial: BIOS: Phoenix v: 5.52 date: 09/14/2009 CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: AMD Athlon II X2 215 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: K10 rev: 2 L2 cache: 1024 KiB flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4a svm bogomips: 10849 Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 800/2700 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 800 2: 2100 Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: nvidia v: 304.137 bus ID: 00:0d.0 Display: server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: nvidia resolution: 1152x864~75Hz OpenGL: renderer: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430/integrated/SSE2 v: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 304.137 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: NVIDIA MCP61 High Definition Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:05.0 Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.15.0-54-generic Network: Device-1: NVIDIA MCP61 Ethernet vendor: Hewlett-Packard type: network bridge driver: forcedeth v: kernel port: fb00 bus ID: 00:07.0 IF: enp0s7 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: Drives: Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 16.40 GiB (3.5%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD5000AAKS-65V0A0 size: 465.76 GiB temp: 35 C Partition: ID-1: / size: 35.28 GiB used: 16.40 GiB (46.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda9 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A Info: Processes: 158 Uptime: 3m Memory: 2.81 GiB used: 527.7 MiB (18.4%) Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 7.5.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.20 inxi: 3.0.32 ``` For the Compaq Presario, the sudo parted -l output is: ```auto Model: ATA WDC WD5000AAKS-6 (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 500GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: msdos Disk Flags: Number Start End Size Type File system Flags 1 1049kB 106MB 105MB primary ntfs boot 2 106MB 129GB 129GB primary ntfs 3 129GB 142GB 12.6GB primary ntfs 4 142GB 500GB 359GB extended 5 142GB 143GB 1074MB logical ext4 6 143GB 181GB 38.8GB logical ext4 7 181GB 220GB 38.8GB logical ext4 8 220GB 259GB 38.8GB logical ext4 9 259GB 298GB 38.8GB logical ext4 10 298GB 336GB 38.8GB logical ext4 11 336GB 375GB 38.8GB logical ext4 12 375GB 414GB 38.8GB logical ext4 13 414GB 438GB 23.6GB logical ext4 14 438GB 439GB 1074MB logical ext4 15 439GB 493GB 53.9GB logical ext4 16 493GB 500GB 7570MB logical linux-swap(v1) Warning: Unable to open /dev/sr0 read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sr0 has been opened read-only. Error: Too many primary partitions. Model: hp DVD-RAM GH40L (scsi) Disk /dev/sr0: 13.8MB Sector size (logical/physical): 2048B/2048B Partition Table: unknown Disk Flags: ``` * * * Is there a way around this problem ?? Len E. ---
**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/2 "2022-07-14T07:49:02Z")
Have you tried text mode install? If that too fails, then the next thing I would try is to add kernel command line options (the bootloader’s menu should allow that, somehow) to disable nouveau. ---
**Author:** ![chlowden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@chlowden](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chlowden)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/3 "2022-07-14T14:42:51Z")
Helllo I spent hours and hours getting NVIDIA to work on my Dell Laptop with all sorts of errors. All I have learnt is that there are basically 2 methods to get it to work. 1. Install the drivers by involves downloading from the NVIDIA dev repo. [How to Install or Upgrade Nvidia Drivers on Rocky Linux 8 - LinuxCapable](https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-or-upgrade-nvidia-drivers-on-rocky-linux-8/) or ---
**Author:** ![chlowden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@chlowden](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chlowden)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/4 "2022-07-14T14:49:15Z")
1. Download the drivers and install. [Install NVIDIA Drivers [515.48.07 / 510.73.05 / 470.129.06 / 390.151 / 340.108] on CentOS Stream 9/8, RHEL 9/8, Rocky Linux 8.5 – If Not True Then False](https://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2021/install-nvidia-drivers-on-centos-rhel-rocky-linux/) Personally, I went for the first method as I have a greater chance of the drivers being recompiled when I upgrade the kernel as they come from the repo. The 2nd method will give you the specific driver of the moment but when you change kernel, you get the black screen and all sorts of errors. The other issue I had was with the BIOS setup so make sure the BIOS is fully compatible with Rocky. I know this does not specifically answer your question but it may get you of your hole. ---
**Author:** ![LenE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LenE](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/LenE)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/5 "2022-07-16T05:32:48Z")
Hi jlehtone, chlowden: I tried a text mode install and several graphics-related kernel command line options, all to no avail. Further to your comments, I kept searching on the web and stumbled onto the real cause of my boot problems: They’re not related to the Nvidia graphics at all, but in fact are caused by RHEL eliminating support for some Serial ATA (SATA) disk controllers in RHEL 8 that used to be supported in RHEL 7 and earlier. There is a Centos forum post, [New CentOS 8 Install does not see SATA Drives - CentOS](https://forums.centos.org/viewtopic.php?t=76126) which describes the situation exactly. On both my HP Pavilion m8247c and Compaq Presario, there is a MCP61 interface rather than the MCP51 interface mentioned in the post; the same graphic card (nForce 430) is in use. For the HP Pavilion m8247c, the lspci output is: ```auto 00:00.0 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a1) 00:01.0 ISA bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge (rev a2) 00:01.1 SMBus: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SMBus (rev a2) 00:01.2 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a2) 00:02.0 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 1.1 Controller (rev a3) 00:02.1 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 2.0 Controller (rev a3) 00:04.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge (rev a1) 00:05.0 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2) 00:06.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 IDE (rev a2) 00:07.0 Bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2) 00:08.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2) 00:08.1 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2) 00:09.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) 00:0b.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) 00:0c.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) 00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] (rev a2) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control 01:06.0 Communication controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem 01:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller (rev 80) 03:00.0 Multimedia controller: ViXS Systems, Inc. XCode 2100 Series ``` For the Compaq Presario, the lspci output is: ```auto 00:00.0 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a1) 00:01.0 ISA bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge (rev a2) 00:01.1 SMBus: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SMBus (rev a2) 00:01.2 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a2) 00:02.0 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 1.1 Controller (rev a3) 00:02.1 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 2.0 Controller (rev a3) 00:04.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge (rev a1) 00:05.0 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2) 00:07.0 Bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2) 00:08.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2) 00:08.1 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2) 00:09.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) 00:0b.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) 00:0c.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) 00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] (rev a2) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control 00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control 04:00.0 Communication controller: LSI Corporation Device 0630 (rev 01) ``` * * * The solution described in the CentOS post is well beyond my capabilities. I’m hopeful that it will be part of the next Rocky 8 point release. Len E. ---
**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/6 "2022-07-16T06:35:23Z")
‘lspci -nn’ adds _device id_ to that list. It is more exact to search drivers with the id. ---
**Author:** ![LenE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LenE](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/LenE)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/7 "2022-07-16T22:54:10Z")
Hi jlehtone: For the HP Pavilion m8247c, the lspci -nn output is: ```auto lspci -nn 00:00.0 RAM memory [0500]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller [10de:03ea] (rev a1) 00:01.0 ISA bridge [0601]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge [10de:03e0] (rev a2) 00:01.1 SMBus [0c05]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SMBus [10de:03eb] (rev a2) 00:01.2 RAM memory [0500]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller [10de:03f5] (rev a2) 00:02.0 USB controller [0c03]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 1.1 Controller [10de:03f1] (rev a3) 00:02.1 USB controller [0c03]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 2.0 Controller [10de:03f2] (rev a3) 00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge [10de:03f3] (rev a1) 00:05.0 Audio device [0403]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio [10de:03f0] (rev a2) 00:06.0 IDE interface [0101]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 IDE [10de:03ec] (rev a2) 00:07.0 Bridge [0680]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Ethernet [10de:03ef] (rev a2) 00:08.0 IDE interface [0101]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2) 00:08.1 IDE interface [0101]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2) 00:09.0 PCI bridge [0604]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e8] (rev a2) 00:0b.0 PCI bridge [0604]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e9] (rev a2) 00:0c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e9] (rev a2) 00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] [10de:03d0] (rev a2) 00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration [1022:1100] 00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map [1022:1101] 00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller [1022:1102] 00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control [1022:1103] 01:06.0 Communication controller [0780]: Conexant Systems, Inc. HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem [14f1:2f20] 01:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller [1106:3044] (rev 80) 03:00.0 Multimedia controller [0480]: ViXS Systems, Inc. XCode 2100 Series [1745:2100] ``` For the Compaq Presario, the lspci -nn output is: ```auto lspci -nn 00:00.0 RAM memory [0500]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller [10de:03ea] (rev a1) 00:01.0 ISA bridge [0601]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge [10de:03e0] (rev a2) 00:01.1 SMBus [0c05]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SMBus [10de:03eb] (rev a2) 00:01.2 RAM memory [0500]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller [10de:03f5] (rev a2) 00:02.0 USB controller [0c03]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 1.1 Controller [10de:03f1] (rev a3) 00:02.1 USB controller [0c03]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 2.0 Controller [10de:03f2] (rev a3) 00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge [10de:03f3] (rev a1) 00:05.0 Audio device [0403]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio [10de:03f0] (rev a2) 00:07.0 Bridge [0680]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Ethernet [10de:03ef] (rev a2) 00:08.0 IDE interface [0101]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2) 00:08.1 IDE interface [0101]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2) 00:09.0 PCI bridge [0604]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e8] (rev a2) 00:0b.0 PCI bridge [0604]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e9] (rev a2) 00:0c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e9] (rev a2) 00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] [10de:03d0] (rev a2) 00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1200] 00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map [1022:1201] 00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller [1022:1202] 00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control [1022:1203] 00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control [1022:1204] 04:00.0 Communication controller [0780]: LSI Corporation Device [11c1:0630] (rev 01) ``` * * * It’s not clear to me what my next step should be. Len E. ---
**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/8 "2022-07-17T10:45:37Z")
> [@LenE](#): > > ```auto > 00:06.0 IDE interface [0101]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 IDE [10de:03ec] (rev a2) > 00:08.0 IDE interface [0101]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2) > 00:08.1 IDE interface [0101]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2) > > ``` > [@LenE](#): > > ```auto > 00:08.0 IDE interface [0101]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2) > 00:08.1 IDE interface [0101]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2) > > ``` These seem to have: - IDE controller [10de:03ec] - SATA controller [10de:03f6] I’ll check with `modprobe -c | grep 10DE.*03..sv` - EL9 has `i2c_nforce2` only for [10de:0368] and [10de:03eb] - EL8 has `i2c_nforce2` only for [10de:0368] and [10de:03eb] (and `nv_tco` for [10de:0368]) - EL7 has: ```plaintext $ modprobe -c | grep -i 10de.*03..sv alias pci:v000010DEd00000368sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_nforce2 alias pci:v000010DEd00000368sv*sd*bc*sc*i* nv_tco alias pci:v000010DEd0000036Esv*sd*bc*sc*i* pata_amd alias pci:v000010DEd0000037Esv*sd*bc*sc*i* sata_nv alias pci:v000010DEd0000037Fsv*sd*bc*sc*i* sata_nv alias pci:v000010DEd000003E7sv*sd*bc*sc*i* sata_nv alias pci:v000010DEd000003EBsv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_nforce2 alias pci:v000010DEd000003ECsv*sd*bc*sc*i* pata_amd alias pci:v000010DEd000003F6sv*sd*bc*sc*i* sata_nv alias pci:v000010DEd000003F7sv*sd*bc*sc*i* sata_nv ``` RHEL 7 / CentOS 7 thus has `pata_amd` for [10de:03ec] and `sata_nv` for [10de:03f6]. Next, I’ll look at ELRepo’s device ID page. They have package `kmod-sata_nv` that supports 10de:03f6 [ELRepo | DeviceIDs](http://elrepo.org/tiki/DeviceIDs#sata_nv.ko) Understandably ELRepo for EL7 does not have it. ELRepo for EL8 does: ```plaintext [EL8]$ dnf -q list kmod-sata_nv Available Packages kmod-sata_nv.x86_64 3.5-5.el8_6.elrepo elrepo ``` On Rocky 8 one could: ```plaintext dnf install elrepo-release dnf install kmod-sata_nv ``` Alas, you can’t do that before you have the module. How can you write to disk that you can’t “control” yet? With _driver update disk_ (DUD): [The ELRepo Blog: RHEL 8.0 and support for removed adapters](http://elrepoproject.blogspot.com/2019/08/rhel-80-and-support-for-removed-adapters.html) There is `dd-sata_nv-3.5-5.el8_6.elrepo.iso` in [Index of /linux/dud/el8/x86\_64](https://elrepo.org/linux/dud/el8/x86_64/) On the bootloader of the installer you have to edit the kernel options before you boot the installer. You have to add: ```plaintext inst.dd=https://elrepo.org/linux/dud/el8/x86_64/dd-sata_nv-3.5-5.el8_6.elrepo.iso ``` ---
**Author:** ![toracat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/toracat/32/68_2.png) [@toracat](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/toracat)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/9 "2022-07-17T17:14:58Z")
Thank you, @jlehtone . That is so thorough and in great detail. I was helping the user in the [springdale mailing list](https://groups.google.com/g/springdale-users/c/1MEH8m32EdU). @LenE, let’s continue here if you need further help. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LenE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LenE](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/LenE)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/10 "2022-07-18T03:35:58Z")
Hi Akemi: I’ve just finished some subject-related testing, and have run into a few problems: -I tried to access the tutorial video you recommended in your previous email, but a message came up that the video is no longer available. Fortunately, I came across your ELRepo blog, “RHEL 8.0 and support for removed adapters”, and the “tutorial video” link in it did work. -I downloaded the .iso and placed it on a USB stick. In initiating a boot up on my Compaq Presario machine, I used the technique illustrated in the video, of just adding a statement “inst.dd” with no parameters in the grub command line. The installer did detect the USB; I entered a 1 after the prompt, and the installer did detect the .iso file; I entered a 1 again, and the installer did detect the .rpm file; again I entered a 1, and the installer inserted an “x” in the box in front of the .rpm file name. But when I entered a 1 again, the installer simply removed the “x” in front of the .rpm file name and proceeded no further. I don’t understand why it didn’t go any further. -I tried this with the Rocky 8.6 .iso as well as the Springdale 8.6 .iso, and on my HP Pavilion machine, with the same results. -I did try jlehtone’s suggestion of trying to download the DUD directly from the web, with the statement inst.dd=[https://elrepo.org/linux/dud/el8/x86\_64/dd-sata\_nv-3.5-5.el8\_6.elrepo.iso](https://elrepo.org/linux/dud/el8/x86_64/dd-sata_nv-3.5-5.el8_6.elrepo.iso), but just after starting the dracut-initqueue hook, the installer stopped dead, and nothing else happened. I suspect that at this point, internet access for the installer is not yet active. ---
**Author:** ![toracat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/toracat/32/68_2.png) [@toracat](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/toracat)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/11 "2022-07-18T16:01:50Z")
The installer found the rpm you wanted to use but did not allow you to go amy further? I’m sorry to say I have no idea why. If you try to start over once again, did it fail at the same step? ---
**Author:** ![LenE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LenE](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/LenE)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/12 "2022-07-18T22:45:11Z")
Hi Akemi: I started over again by viewing again the portion of the tutorial video showing the installer prompts for the USB stick containing the DUD .iso. I noticed that after the “x” is inserted in front of the rpm file name, one is supposed to enter a “c” to continue. I simultaneously set up my HP Pavilion with the Rocky 8.6 DVD and a USB stick containing the DUD .iso, and my Compaq Presario with the Springdale 8.6 DVD and a USB stick with the DUD .iso. In both cases, the results were the same: When I entered the “c” to continue, the screen showed “Starting Driver Update Disk UI on tty1” and “DD: Extracting Kmod-sata-nv”. Also, the original Driver disk drive selection prompt reappeared. * * * I left both machines alone for about 10 minutes with nothing further happening. Then, I entered a “c” to the reappeared Driver disk drive selection prompt. In both cases, the process aborted with 2 sets of the following 5 messages: ```auto blk_update_request: I/O error, dev loop 0, sector 0 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0 SQUASHFS error: squashfs_read_data failed to read block 0x0 unable to read squashfs_super_block dracut-initqueue [1153]: mount:/run/install/tmpmnt0: can't read superblock on /dev/loop0 dracut-initqueue [1132]: Warning: can't get kickstart from /dev/loop0:/ks.cfg ``` The only difference between the 1st set of 5 and the 2nd set of 5 messages is tmpmnt0: in the first set, tmpmnt1: in the second set. All 10 messages in each case had a long message ID in front of them, egs. [1242.512832] on Rocky 8.6, [701.135995] on Springdale 8.6. ---
**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/13 "2022-07-19T05:37:52Z")
The “message ID” is timestamp, seconds from boot, I presume. ---
**Author:** ![toracat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/toracat/32/68_2.png) [@toracat](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/toracat)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/14 "2022-07-19T09:40:37Z")
_SQUASHFS error_ indicates you have faulty hardware. Can you get another USB stick for the driver and try again? ---
**Author:** ![LenE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LenE](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/LenE)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/15 "2022-07-19T22:26:37Z")
Hi Akemi, jlehthone, Further to your suggestion, I loaded 2 other USB sticks with the driver, and did sha256sum checks on the files to make sure they matched the dd\*.asc file contents. On each of my 2 test machines, the HP Pavilion and the Compaq Presario, I used alternative USB ports in which to plug in the sticks. I tried both Rocky 8.6 and Springdale 8.6 on both machines. * * * On the Compaq Presario, both Rocky and Springdale aborted in the same fashion as previously. On the HP Pavilion, for both Rocky and Springdale, after entering “c” to the reappeared Driver disk drive selection prompt, there was a flurry of hard disk activity indicated by rapid flashing of the panel light, which quickly subsided to a slow, steady flashing of the light. Nothing further happened, and I terminated each test after about 10 minutes. * * * The following may not be relevant, but it might offer some clue to what is happening: CentOS-8.5.2111-x86\_64 is the last CentOS 8 downstream version that was issued and is no longer available on the CentOS website. However, it can still be downloaded from a Japanese archive website. I tried it on both my machines in the same fashion as Rocky and Springdale. In all cases, when checking the USB containing the DUD .iso, a message came out that no suitable driver was available. (In all cases, when the USB is being checked, there is a warning message that it is mounted as read-only. I’m assuming that it is the normal expectation.) Len E. ---
**Author:** ![toracat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/toracat/32/68_2.png) [@toracat](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/toracat)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/16 "2022-07-19T22:57:56Z")
Do you happen to have Secure Boot enabled ? ---
**Author:** ![toracat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/toracat/32/68_2.png) [@toracat](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/toracat)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/17 "2022-07-19T23:14:34Z")
How about this? I see that AlmaLinux provides live media for 8.6: [https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/8/live/x86\_64/](https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/8/live/x86_64/) Then the kmod package for the sata\_nv driver is: [https://elrepo.org/linux/elrepo/el8/x86\_64/RPMS/kmod-sata\_nv-3.5-5.el8\_6.elrepo.x86\_64.rpm](https://elrepo.org/linux/elrepo/el8/x86_64/RPMS/kmod-sata_nv-3.5-5.el8_6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm) Boot the system with the live media and then try to install the kmod package. If no error, try loading the module by: modprobe sata\_nv If you see any error, that might help figure out what went wrong where. ---
**Author:** ![LenE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LenE](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/LenE)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/18 "2022-07-20T02:20:23Z")
Hi Akemi, Thank you for your last 2 suggestions. I have some interim results now which will influence my next steps. For CentOS-8.5.2111-x86\_64, I tried it with the 1st previous DUD .iso, dd-sata\_nv-3.5-4.el8\_4.elrepo.iso. On the HP Pavilion, it worked, so that the installer proceeded with the first graphical, language-choice screen. On the Compaq Presario, it accepted the .iso but still aborted as previously. I believe that my HP Pavilion hardware is o.k. now, using the alternate USB port for the USB stick, and I do have the proper command sequence now for uploading the DUD .iso. I plan to try a few more USB stick/USB port combinations on the Compaq Presario, but if no fixes are found, I follow up on your latest 2 suggestions specifically for the Compaq Presario. Len E. ---
**Author:** ![LenE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LenE](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/LenE)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/19 "2022-07-20T23:06:41Z")
Hi Akemi, Regarding the latest on the Compaq Presario: -I don’t have secure boot enabled on it. -I wasn’t able to get the AlmaLinux-8.6 .iso booted up properly on it. (I’m using the Gnome -mini version). When booting up AlmaLinux from a DVD, there was a series of esoteric error messages starting with: “AE\_AML\_BUFFER\_LIMIT, Field [ASSM] at bit offset/length 54288/32 exceeds size of target Buffer (800 bits)” After some delay, the bootup aborted with the usual string of dracut-initqueue timeout messages. When booting up from a USB stick with the .iso loaded with Unetbootin-702, the graphics came up normally, but the internet connection wouldn’t work. The kmod .rpm was available from a 2nd USB stick which was accessible from the command line, but a yum local install wasn’t possible with no internet access to the repositories. Len E. ---
**Author:** ![toracat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/toracat/32/68_2.png) [@toracat](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/toracat)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564/20 "2022-07-21T18:44:28Z")
Hi Len, Regarding the installation of the rpm package locally, you do not need to use yum/dnf. Try “rpm -ivh xxx.rpm” [Next page](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-6-won-t-boot-on-pc-with-nvidia-graphics-card/6564.md?page=2)