[Preston] Linux on HP pavilion desktop

[Georgina Joyce]

Hello,


Try this:

http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447627+1302191404382+28353475&threadId=967574

On 4/7/2011 1:34 PM, Guy Heatley wrote:
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> I agree with Gina.
>
> Kernel params at bootup may fix this.
>
> Do you know what stage the freeze occurs?
>
> Offenders for this kind of thing are often graphics chipsets and
> chipsets that control the automated power interfaces (ACPI)
>
> If you can run off a Live CD, there must be very little wrong.
>
> Sometimes I have found a newer version of the Kernel actually breaks
> with older hardware. e.g. an old Live Knoppix disk works fine, but a new
> distro's default kernel causes problems.
>
> Usually there is a way of supplying kernel params in the bootloader.
>
> - -- 
> Guy
>
> On 07/04/11 13:22, Georgina Joyce wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Have you tried any of the kernel parameters?
>>
>> Sometimes things like:
>>
>> noapic
>>
>> resolve such issues.
>>
>> You need to establish your chipset on the machine then use your
>> favourite search engine to see what is known about that chipset and linux:
>>
>> ATI Radion 7200 linux
>>
>> for example.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> Gena
>>
>> On 4/7/2011 12:13 PM, Mark Stewart wrote:
>>> Anyone got any experience with this? Tried several flavours and
>>> evetlryone crashes at some stage during install but certain live CDs
>>> will run. Nothing logged or shown just freezes.
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>>
>>> Mark.
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