[sclug] setting boot parameter 'pci=noapci'

[Tom Chance]

On Friday 17 Dec 2004 11:44, Alan Pope wrote:
> 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.

You hit select the kernel you want to boot (probably the default, I'm 
guessing) and hit "e" to edit the boot options. Select the line with the 
kernel in it, and again hit "e". Add "pci=noacpi" to the end of the string, 
and hit enter, then hit "b" to boot the kernel with the changes you've made.

Regards,
Tom