There is always the possibility Pat that one or another kernel may have, or not have, some hardware or module related issues that could show up in one distro, but not in another. However, since you are also experiencing strange behavior under Windows 2000, I think this is a dead end (IMHO). Everything continues to point almost exculsively to some sort of hardware related conflict. I would start with trying to pass the "noapic" parameter at boot. When you see the Grub boot loader, there should be a key combo or something to let you pass kernel options before booting. I dont want to reboot right now and it doesnt come to me right now what the key combo is...maybe F2? I am sure someone else on the list can fill in my blanks here.
<hr> <b><font color=blue size=4>Open Enterprise Solutions</font></b> <b><font color=red>Linux & Open Source Solutions for Business</font></b> Johnny Stork, BA Calgary, AB Canada <a href="http://www.openenterprise.ca";> www.openenterprise.ca</a> ------ original message ------ From: Pat Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: CLUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue Feb 04 19:23:02 PST 2003 Subject: (clug-talk) (distros) hardware compatibility I've been reading with interest the posts re RedHat 8, which I hoped <br>would pose the least chance of hardware compatibility problems. <br>(Unfortunately, that wasn't the case with my new Dell Dimension 2350 <br>desktop.) <br> <br>Does anyone know what, if any, difference there is between distros re <br>hardware support? <br> <br>I've spent countless hours on the Web but haven't seen any hard data on <br>this question. Today's GUIs make Linux easy enough for anyone to use, <br>but hardware compatibility issues can be another story. (I know, I know, <br>I should be working on mine right now, but my day starts at 5 a.m. and I <br>got home late.) <br> <br>I know RH8 has been criticized here for other reasons. But how does it <br>stack up on the question of hardware compatibility? <br> <br>Pat <br> <br> <br> --------------------------------------------------- The Webtop Personal Web-based Email System http://www.yourwebtop.com
