----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Brinkman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] linux install
> On Monday 12 January 2004 11:10 am, P J Scott wrote: > > Dear list please help.I have a new computer with a asrock > > motherboard with american megatrends bios amibios (c)2003 k7s8x > > bios p1.90 acpi compliant bios. It has been said that i need to > > turn off pnp in my bios but I can`t find anywhere you can do > > it, this need to be switched off to enable me to intall linux, > > otherwise I cant... Philip > > At install time (if you haven't managed to install yet) > Boot the install CD, press F!, and try 'linux nobiospnp' (w/o > the quote marks) > > If you do have a working install, add nobiospnp to the append= > line in /etc/lilo.conf, EG, append=" devfs=mount nobiospnp" > You'll need to be root to do this, then run 'lilo'. > > Your append line probly has more entries, the above is just an > example. > > -- > Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas > > Thanks for this, I have tried booting with linux nobiospnp, it all went well untill part way through. Then the dredded mesage hda lost interupt...aaarrrrgggggg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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