[Menai-LUG] Mandrake 9.2 installation problem

[TJ]

Hi,

Try booting with acpi=off

eg is the install disk is using syslinux boot loader, push
the f# keys to sys what options there are and  how it
input them. 
if recall correctly type:
linux acpi=off
to boot the installer with this kernel option.

if its installed: 

for grub boot loader edit the boot command and add
acpi=off on the end 
(edit /boot/grub/menu.lst to keep it for next boot)

for lilo you can't change boot option on the fly
you'll need to edit /etc/lilo.conf, find the append line
and add acpi=off, then run lilo to rebuild the boot sector.

Sorry if all those options scare, but i dont know which boot
loader you using to boot linux, and its the boot loader that
passes kernel options to the kernel (acpi=off is a kernel option)

Ofcourse in the end acpi=off  may not solve your problem,
its just a possibility that it will provide enough of a workaround
for your computer to boot.
(once installed update your kernel asap, acpi=off is not a long
term solution)

Thorben

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:36:58 +0000, Llywelyn Owen
<menailug at spamtracker.co.uk> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm having difficulty instaling Mandrake 9.2 from a cover disc (DVD). Mandrake 8.1 proved no problem, but 9.2 hangs with a "lost interrupt" notification when viewing kernal messages during the initial setup. This happens just after loading ide drivers I think. I can't even get as far as the graphical setup screen.
> The computer is an Asrock P4S61 (everything o/b) with celeron 2.4, 512Mb and LG4040 DVD burner. It's also on a home network.
> Any ideas?
> 
> --
> Best regards,
>  Llywelyn                          mailto:menailug at spamtracker.co.uk
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