On Tuesday 08 October 2002 08:59 pm, you wrote: > Pardon my asking an install question, but I have gotten noplace on > newbie and alt.os.linux.mandrake. > > I have a set of install discs for mdk 9.0 from Cheapbytes. I managed > to install 9.0 over an existing ext2 (Mdk 8.2) and swap a partition > (not an > update) without many problems. > > However, when I tried to boot from CD 1 in the 2nd pc, it hangs > pretty quickly. > > I can get to the intital screen where you chose <f1> for options, > <enter> for default boot. The dfault just brings me to a faint clear > raster on the screen, then no activity for mins from CD or Hard > Ddive. > > When I <f1> and type in "text" the boot starts; the kernel gets > loaded > and stuff gets logged to the screen, but comes to a quick freeze. > > The last few lines displayed are: > > Checking 'hlt instruction...OK. > Checking for popad bug...OK. > POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX > enabled ExtINT on CPU#0 > ESR value before enabling vector:00000002 > _ > (frozen at this point) > The machine it worked on is an old low end HP Pavilion > > The failing machine is a box with an MSI K7T266Pro2 motherboard with > an > Athelon 1700+ Graphics card is a PNY Verto (nVidia GeForce4 MX 420.) > > I got the source code from the mdk 9.0 release source and grepped it > to find where the last screen message is comming from; I found one > match in a module apic.c. There are 2 (or 3 if an if statment is > counted) function calls, then a message similar the the last one I > see (with after, rather than before) but the code never gets here. > > Of course, as I have done some light weight programming and support > troubleshooting on simple projects, I realize the problem (or > "feature") introduced in the 2.4.19 kernel might actualy arise in > another module this is a kind of starting point, but I have no idea > where to inquire about this; perhaps some of you experts could point > me to some likely venues. > > I don't think an ignoramous such as myself should "crash" the kernel > mailing list; that's bad form. > > Any suggestions or hints would be most welcome. > > -Matt > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com
at this point >"When I <f1> and type in "text" the boot starts; the kernel gets > loaded > and stuff gets logged to the screen, but comes to a quick freeze. > try <f1> and type in "text noAPIC" try
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