Re: [newbie] linux install
On Friday 16 January 2004 07:57 pm, jason pearl wrote: On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 19:14:55 + Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: quote IIRC you have tried 'linux noapic' when booting - if you haven't already done so, try linux noacpi. No, it's not the same, and at least one poster believes that to be the solution. /quote Correction - 'linux acpi=off' Anne In my experiences acpi comes off and apic is on... this is very chipset adn video card specific. what works for one motherboard does not necessarily work for other motherboards,,, experiment or know your hardware is the only answer so far.. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] linux install
- 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...aaagg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] linux install
On Friday 16 January 2004 11:21 am, P J Scott wrote: 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...aaagg Then try 'nobiospnp acpi=off noapic' Both acpi and apic affect interrupt handling and resources, so you'll need to experiment to find which is the problem. The need for these options indicates deficient hardware ( motherboard/bios). For most system acpi is the problem. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] linux install
On Friday 16 January 2004 17:21, P J Scott wrote: 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...aaagg I tried googling for 'lost interrupt' and was amazed how many threads popped up. A lot of them are concerned with laptops and suspend issues, so I presume they can be ruled out. IIRC you have tried 'linux noapic' when booting - if you haven't already done so, try linux noacpi. No, it's not the same, and at least one poster believes that to be the solution. Other solutions offered include Disabling dma - is this possible at bootup? Possibility of case cooling problem Possibility of dubious ribbon cable http://seclists.org/lists/linux-kernel/2003/Dec/6027.html reports that a firware fix sorted one problem out. Do any of these seem to fit Philip's case, I wonder? Clearly this is an issue that is reported in many distros, many versions. My gut feeling is that the last one may be relevant, as it's fairly recent, with new hardware and the 2.6 kernel. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable could look at the thread and comment? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] linux install
quote IIRC you have tried 'linux noapic' when booting - if you haven't already done so, try linux noacpi. No, it's not the same, and at least one poster believes that to be the solution. /quote Correction - 'linux acpi=off' Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] linux install
On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 19:14:55 + Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: quote IIRC you have tried 'linux noapic' when booting - if you haven't already done so, try linux noacpi. No, it's not the same, and at least one poster believes that to be the solution. /quote Correction - 'linux acpi=off' Anne In my experiences acpi comes off and apic is on... -- jason pearl [EMAIL PROTECTED] ++ Keep your friends close and your enemies closer-Tupac ++ Kurrupted Visionz Phx, AZregistered linux user #307811 MDK 9.2 LinuxMachine# 193475, 227341 AMD64 Opteron 1.6http://counter.li.org ASUS SK8N uptime: 12:56:27 up 4 days, 18:17, 5 users, load average: 0.10, 0.70, 0.96 pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] linux install
On Friday 16 January 2004 19:57, jason pearl wrote: On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 19:14:55 + Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: quote IIRC you have tried 'linux noapic' when booting - if you haven't already done so, try linux noacpi. No, it's not the same, and at least one poster believes that to be the solution. /quote Correction - 'linux acpi=off' Anne In my experiences acpi comes off and apic is on... Worth a try, then Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] linux install
On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 14:23, P J Scott wrote: Well the problem is this. I have a new computer and a new distro 9.2. When I try to install it all that happens is I get the message lost interupt over and over so have to abort installation . Anne thought it might be the pnp in my bios but like you say no way to turn it off. So basically im stuck...Philip I had Lost interrupt problem with 9.1. I sorted out placing the option noapic in the append line in lilo. HTH Adolfo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] linux install
On Tuesday 13 January 2004 12:22, Adolfo Bello wrote: On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 14:23, P J Scott wrote: Well the problem is this. I have a new computer and a new distro 9.2. When I try to install it all that happens is I get the message lost interupt over and over so have to abort installation . Anne thought it might be the pnp in my bios but like you say no way to turn it off. So basically im stuck...Philip I had Lost interrupt problem with 9.1. I sorted out placing the option noapic in the append line in lilo. Adolfo - he's not even getting it installed. I think he needs to pass noapic during the install. Can you tell him exactly how that's done? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] linux install
On Tue, 2004-01-13 at 08:31, Anne Wilson wrote: Adolfo - he's not even getting it installed. I think he needs to pass noapic during the install. Can you tell him exactly how that's done? Anne Sorry I couldn't answer before. Here is a link that explains how to pass options during installation: http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/91/en/Quick_Startup.html/ch03s01.html So after getting the boot prompt, enter linux noapic HTH, Adolfo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] linux install
- Original Message - From: Adolfo Bello [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MDK Mandrake [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 5:57 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] linux install On Tue, 2004-01-13 at 08:31, Anne Wilson wrote: Adolfo - he's not even getting it installed. I think he needs to pass noapic during the install. Can you tell him exactly how that's done? Anne Sorry I couldn't answer before. Here is a link that explains how to pass options during installation: http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/91/en/Quick_Startup.html/ch03s01. html So after getting the boot prompt, enter linux noapic HTH, Adolfo Thanks for your help in this matter i will try again tomorrow, and let you know how i get on.. Thanks.. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] linux install
Well the problem is this. I have a new computer and a new distro 9.2. When I try to install it all that happens is I get the message lost interupt over and over so have to abort installation . Anne thought it might be the pnp in my bios but like you say no way to turn it off. So basically im stuck...Philip - Original Message - From: Lanman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 5:20 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] linux install Phillip; What happens with your install that is causing you some problems? For the record,I don't think there is an option on the Asrock boards to shut off PnP. Please send us details as to the problems. Lanman *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 1/12/2004 at 5:10 PM 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 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] linux install
Phillip; Try moving some PCI devices into different PCI slots, and try assigning or un-assigning IRQ's to your AGP or Video, and/or USB devices. Also, try turning off anything that mentions USB. You can turn it back on later. Lanman *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 1/12/2004 at 6:23 PM P J Scott wrote: Well the problem is this. I have a new computer and a new distro 9.2. When I try to install it all that happens is I get the message lost interupt over and over so have to abort installation . Anne thought it might be the pnp in my bios but like you say no way to turn it off. So basically im stuck...Philip - Original Message - From: Lanman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 5:20 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] linux install Phillip; What happens with your install that is causing you some problems? For the record,I don't think there is an option on the Asrock boards to shut off PnP. Please send us details as to the problems. Lanman *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 1/12/2004 at 5:10 PM 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 --- - Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux install on WinXP
On Friday 29 Nov 2002 1:04 am, Sekurity Wizard wrote: OK - I'm frustrated! I've done this 3 times now and every time the install appears PERFECT, except when I reboot, it goes straight to WinXP. No LILO, nothing. I take the default location for LILO from the installer, figure it would know best, and 3 times - nothing! How can I fix this?! How do I know where to put LILO? (boot partition?). Thanks - I'm lost - this sucks. Do you have more than one hard drive? I am wondering if you are writing Lilo to one hard drive and your Bios is booting from the other. Also did you try Grub? I do not use it myself, but it is real easy to switch. No need for a reinstall. Just go through the 'Boot' section in Mandrake Control Centre. derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux install on WinXP
On Fri, 2002-11-29 at 12:04, Sekurity Wizard wrote: OK - I'm frustrated! I've done this 3 times now and every time the install appears PERFECT, except when I reboot, it goes straight to WinXP. No LILO, nothing. I take the default location for LILO from the installer, figure it would know best, and 3 times - nothing! How can I fix this?! How do I know where to put LILO? (boot partition?). Thanks - I'm lost - this sucks. Try booting with a Win98 boot disk , running FDISK and setting the partition where the linux boot is to ACTIVE - then reboot - you'll find lilo happily living where it's supposed to be - and you can add your other OS to the boot menu by typing lilo at the console prompt. -- Fri Nov 29 13:25:00 EST 2002 .o0 linux user:267497 0o. |____ | kühn media australia | / \ /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | .\__/ || | | | | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kühn | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |/ ._/ || | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | ;/ / | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | ' `-`' | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU Coralament*Best Grötens*Liebe Grüße*Best Regards*Elkorajn Salutojn Why do we have two eyes? To watch 3-D movies with. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Linux install on WinXP
OK - I have a boot option on my BIOS, so I decided (for kicks) to boot off of what was SCSI Disk, which is my IDE-RAID on-board card (K7V333 board) and I got LILO. It's pretty cool - it works, but took like 15 seconds for LINUX to start booting, but when it did, it flew and works GREAT. Weird -Original Message- From: Derek Jennings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 8:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux install on WinXP On Friday 29 Nov 2002 1:04 am, Sekurity Wizard wrote: OK - I'm frustrated! I've done this 3 times now and every time the install appears PERFECT, except when I reboot, it goes straight to WinXP. No LILO, nothing. I take the default location for LILO from the installer, figure it would know best, and 3 times - nothing! How can I fix this?! How do I know where to put LILO? (boot partition?). Thanks - I'm lost - this sucks. Do you have more than one hard drive? I am wondering if you are writing Lilo to one hard drive and your Bios is booting from the other. Also did you try Grub? I do not use it myself, but it is real easy to switch. No need for a reinstall. Just go through the 'Boot' section in Mandrake Control Centre. derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] linux install ok
- Original Message - From: "Abraham E Mandac Jr" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 2:45 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] linux install ok At 08:49 AM 11/25/00 -, you wrote: Why did you attach these files? God knows. Really, it was an accident. My apologies to everyone on this list. Your com port setup under windows needs changeing. They will work with your settings but you will not get directcc to work and hyperterminal will default to 9600. You can change them from device manager. I don't understand, but I'll try and read up on that. Will it affect linux? Anyway, many thanks for taking the time to examine my 'attachment'. Wont effect linux or do much under windows. I just dont like to see a messy config file. Abe - Original Message - From: "Abraham E Mandac Jr" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 5:19 AM Subject: [newbie] linux install ok If anyone still remembers some weeks back, I was the guy with the hard disk buying problem. I'd just like to say thanks to all who helped out. I finally got my dual boot system up and running fine. [Settings] UseACAPServer=1 LastOptionsCategory=2 RunBefore=1 UserSignatures=1 MainWindowState=1 Light32Version=3 MboxBarIsDocking=1 MboxBarFloatHeight=150 snip
Re: [newbie] linux install ok
At 08:49 AM 11/25/00 -, you wrote: Why did you attach these files? God knows. Really, it was an accident. My apologies to everyone on this list. Your com port setup under windows needs changeing. They will work with your settings but you will not get directcc to work and hyperterminal will default to 9600. You can change them from device manager. I don't understand, but I'll try and read up on that. Will it affect linux? Anyway, many thanks for taking the time to examine my 'attachment'. Abe - Original Message - From: "Abraham E Mandac Jr" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 5:19 AM Subject: [newbie] linux install ok If anyone still remembers some weeks back, I was the guy with the hard disk buying problem. I'd just like to say thanks to all who helped out. I finally got my dual boot system up and running fine. [Settings] UseACAPServer=1 LastOptionsCategory=2 RunBefore=1 UserSignatures=1 MainWindowState=1 Light32Version=3 MboxBarIsDocking=1 MboxBarFloatHeight=150 snip
Re: [newbie] linux install ok
Why did you attach these files? Your com port setup under windows needs changeing. They will work with your settings but you will not get directcc to work and hyperterminal will default to 9600. You can change them from device manager. - Original Message - From: "Abraham E Mandac Jr" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 5:19 AM Subject: [newbie] linux install ok If anyone still remembers some weeks back, I was the guy with the hard disk buying problem. I'd just like to say thanks to all who helped out. I finally got my dual boot system up and running fine. [Settings] UseACAPServer=1 LastOptionsCategory=2 RunBefore=1 UserSignatures=1 MainWindowState=1 Light32Version=3 MboxBarIsDocking=1 MboxBarFloatHeight=150 snip
Re: [newbie] Linux Install Question
On Mon, Apr 26, 1999 at 01:01:56PM -0400, Owens, Jerry wrote: I downloaded a copy of Linux-Mandrake 5.3 to my primary hard drive which is dos formatted and running win95. I am installing Linux on a second hard drive. I am using a floppy boot disk to install Linux. How can I get the install program to use the files from the dos disk for the install? Near the beginning of the installation, it will ask where the files are located. Select Hard Drive and you're all set! -- Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Linux Install Question
On Mon, Apr 26, 1999 at 01:01:56PM -0400, Owens, Jerry wrote: I downloaded a copy of Linux-Mandrake 5.3 to my primary hard drive which is dos formatted and running win95. I am installing Linux on a second hard drive. I am using a floppy boot disk to install Linux. How can I get the install program to use the files from the dos disk for the install? Near the beginning of the installation, it will ask where the files are located. Select Hard Drive and you're all set! -- Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED] It actually turns out to be a little more difficult than that. First off, name the folder with the installation file RedHat (maybe you named it "Mandrake" like I did). Also, make sure you make a Supplementary disk (the image should be listed with the boot image). Next, you need to download a file named MV and place it in the RedHat folder (you can find the file with Lycos FTP search (under the advanced search). The file may be downloaded with .html as the extension, ignore the Windows warning when you delete that extension after the download is finished. Start the installation as normal, and when asked where you are installing from, select 'hard drive', at which time you'll need to insert the supplementary install disk. After setting up your partitions, you'll be asked where the RedHat directory is located (let's say /dev/hda1). Type that in, then press ALT+F2 to get the command prompt (#). (I'll try to show it as you should see it). At the prompt, type (do not type #): # ls /tmp/hdimageEnter (you should see all of the files on the harddrive where your RedHat files are located) Next type: # umount /tmp/hdimageEnter #mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /tmp/hdimageEnter (if you get an error message, retype it replacing 'vfat' with 'msdos') now type: # cd /tmp/hdimage/RedHatEnter # lsEnter (you should now get a listing of the files in the RedHat directory...rpms, base, mv) type: # ./mv rpms XEnter (you can type 'ls' after this command to see that rpms is gone and X is listed) # ./mv X RPMSEnter (definately type 'ls' this time to see that rpms and X are gone and RPMS is there) # cd / # umount /tmp/hdimage At this point, press ALT+F1 to return to the installation screen. On the line asking for the RedHat directory, leave it only showing '/'. Press OK, and the installation should continue from there. If you have any questions or problems with these instructions, you can e-mail me. ~Manny Styles [EMAIL PROTECTED] NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download.html
Re: [newbie] Linux Install Question
"Owens, Jerry" wrote: I downloaded a copy of Linux-Mandrake 5.3 to my primary hard drive which is dos formatted and running win95. I am installing Linux on a second hard drive. I am using a floppy boot disk to install Linux. How can I get the install program to use the files from the dos disk for the install? Thanks Jerry You will also need to make a supplemental diskette, if you don't already have one. -- Lloyd Osten [EMAIL PROTECTED]