topic Screen Hangs During Startup in ESXi Discussions https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Screen-Hangs-During-Startup/m-p/2652318#M254864 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Interesting problem cropped up on my new ESXi 6 installation. When I boot the server, the startup appears to hang at <EM>dma_mapper_iommu loaded successfully</EM>. The server itself continues to boot and runs just fine, however I can't access the server via the direct console.</P><P></P><P>I've tried key combinations (Alt + F1 / F2 / F12). Rebooting produces the same result.</P><P></P><P>The problem started after I replaced my nic. I was using a Broadcom BCM5751 however I was having some troubles with it dropping from the network randomly. I threw in an Intel PRO/1000 Pt Dual Port and it didn't have any connectivity issues, however now I have this problem.</P><P></P><P>Any ideas?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:38:36 GMT Kenn213 2015-03-27T17:38:36Z Screen Hangs During Startup https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Screen-Hangs-During-Startup/m-p/2652318#M254864 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Interesting problem cropped up on my new ESXi 6 installation. When I boot the server, the startup appears to hang at <EM>dma_mapper_iommu loaded successfully</EM>. The server itself continues to boot and runs just fine, however I can't access the server via the direct console.</P><P></P><P>I've tried key combinations (Alt + F1 / F2 / F12). Rebooting produces the same result.</P><P></P><P>The problem started after I replaced my nic. I was using a Broadcom BCM5751 however I was having some troubles with it dropping from the network randomly. I threw in an Intel PRO/1000 Pt Dual Port and it didn't have any connectivity issues, however now I have this problem.</P><P></P><P>Any ideas?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:38:36 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Screen-Hangs-During-Startup/m-p/2652318#M254864 Kenn213 2015-03-27T17:38:36Z Re: Screen Hangs During Startup https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Screen-Hangs-During-Startup/m-p/2652319#M254865 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>remove graphic device from "<SPAN style="color: #6b6b6b; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">DirectPath I/O" and reboot.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><A href="http://isulnara.com/wp/archives/617" title="http://isulnara.com/wp/archives/617">http://isulnara.com/wp/archives/617</A></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 04 Apr 2015 09:14:49 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Screen-Hangs-During-Startup/m-p/2652319#M254865 isul 2015-04-04T09:14:49Z Re: Screen Hangs During Startup https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Screen-Hangs-During-Startup/m-p/2652320#M254866 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks. Couldn't read a word in the link you provided, however removing the GPU from DirectPath IO like you said worked.</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 04 Apr 2015 09:37:45 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Screen-Hangs-During-Startup/m-p/2652320#M254866 Kenn213 2015-04-04T09:37:45Z Re: Screen Hangs During Startup https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Screen-Hangs-During-Startup/m-p/2652321#M254867 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Got the same Error, but my ESxi server is not booting. So i can't change the settings. I can't acces it true network anymore. How to change this from the console ?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Sep 2015 06:44:47 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Screen-Hangs-During-Startup/m-p/2652321#M254867 PaSavICT 2015-09-16T06:44:47Z