adding the parameter "nobiospnp" to the append line in lilo.conf fixed the problem as Franz pointed out.
Thanks, Franz! Joe On Saturday 29 December 2001 12:36, you wrote: > On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 19:45:36 GMT > > "Joe Sotham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This lloks like an upgrade gone horribly wrong... > > > > I am upgrading a system to an AMD 1700+/ MSI K7266A Pro2 board, 256MB > > PC2100 RAM, duel booting Linux 8.1/Windows ME. I'm using the remaining > > equipment from my old system. > > > > The windows ME side works fine. > > > > I have freshly installed Mandrake 8.1 three separate times at this point. > > When I try to load linux, linux-nonfb, or failsafe I get the following > > errors. > > > > PNP: PNP Bios version 1.0, entry at ..... > > general protection fault: 00000 > > > > ..... a bunch of stuff. .... > > > > Bad EIP value > > Kernel Panic: Attempted to kill init > > > > ... and then a dead halt. > > > > > > Heeeelp! > > > > Joe Sotham > > > > try to install > > > > Joe Sotham > > ------------------------------ > > Looks like http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/81errata.php3 : > > Error scenario: Mandrake Linux 8.1 installs flawlessly on systems with > K7T266 Pro2 Motherboards, but fails to boot after installation. Error > message is "Bad EIP value". Why: The BiosPNP support in kernel 2.4.8 is > broken for the KT266A chipset. Solution: Press "ESC" when you see the LILO > bootloader screen, and type "linux nobiospnp". The system will boot > correctly, giving you the change to edit /etc/lilo.conf. Add the > "nobiospnp" option to every "append=" line in lilo.conf, then run > /sbin/lilo, and reboot. > > -Frans
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