On Fri, 07 Dec 2001 09:56:54 +0000 Simon Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Looking at the BIOS(couldn't see a make, but it's number is A02) > That's the latest BIOS revision for your machine, see: > > http://support.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home.asp?sid=DIM_PNT_P4_4300 > > > Trouble is the only other choice is S1, which is even worse. > > It seems that S1 and S3 are the ACPI Suspend Modes, but how can I turn > > these off? Or use them properly? > > We've got a Dell Precision Workstation that wouldn't boot Linux - I got > a Kernel Panic, something about a bug in apic.c. The first solution was > to disable APIC in the system BIOS but then the machine wouldn't boot > Win2K (dual boot). So I added [append = "disableapic"] to the > lilo.conf, ran lilo, re-enabled APIC in the BIOS and now both Win2K and > Linux (SuSE 7.2 / Kernel 2.4.4) are happy. > > Perhaps you could try one of these? I can boot ok so I don't think it's anything to do with apic.c. What I *can't* do is disable APIC in the BIOS. One thing I didn't mention in my original message, is the way I put Linux on. I try and keep all the linux machines I administer at the same level by using ghost to copy round an image. So maybe something isn't quite right here(for example I don't run apmd [do I need this?]) Anyway I tried adding [append = "disableapic"] but this hasn't helped. Is there some way I can check that this has taken effect, ie checking in /proc or something? My machine is dual boot as well(W2000). maybe changing things from W2000 has some effect, from ctrl panel\power management? Thanks again, Ross -- Ross Macintyre Heriot-Watt University [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
