[sclug] setting boot parameter 'pci=noapci'

[Alan Pope]

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:24:27 +0000 (GMT), Major Stuart
<stuartmajor at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am using SUSE 9.0 and (still!) trying to set up my
> Linksys PCI WMP54g v2 wireless card.  I downloaded a
> driver from Linuxant.  Although it recognises the
> card, and in the initial boot the ACT. light comes on,
> afterwards it switches off.  It has been suggested it
> might be a problem relating to IRQ routing and that I
> need to boot with kernel boot parameter 'pci=noapci'.
> How do I do this and, as a newbie, how do undo this?
> 

If you use lilo then at the lilo: prompt when you boot

Linux pci=noacpi

Where "Linux" is one of the kernels listed in the Lilo menu.  I'm sure
you can do it with grub too, but i don't use that so don't know.

Cheers,
Al.