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Chris Walters wrote:
> I recently got a system with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Processor 4200+
> (dual core).  The problem I keep having with both of the Gentoo AMD
> 64 CDs (Minimal and Full) is that: 1. Unless I disable the frame
> buffer, it will sit there (forever, I think). 2.  When I disable
> the frame buffer, it will go okay up until a point, then it will
> freeze.
>
> It will never allow me to get to the point where I can retrieve
> logs to see where the problem is.  It has been quite frustrating -
> I can get the Minimal Install disc for x86 to boot, and can even
> try to set up my system, but if I try to change to the AMD64
> profile, it will not function.  I'd be grateful for any ideas on
> how to get this thing to work.
>
> Regards, Chris
I had this problem for a while as well.  Adding 'noapic' to my boot
options fixed it for me.  I think it's a problem with certain
motherboards, like the Asus M2NPV-VM.
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