km wrote:
> Hello everyone at LUG-BOM,
>
> I am facing this strange problem while trying to install Kubuntu/Ubuntu 7.10
> on a friend's computer. The media integrity is verified as I used the same
> CDs on his laptop and they worked fine.
>
> However I got the following error while trying to install it on the desktop
> computer.
> {
> [ 0.476000 ] .. MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC
> [ 0.476000 ] Kernel panic - not syncing: IO-APIC + timer doesn't work!
> Boot with apic=debug and send a report. Then try booting with the
> `noapic` option.
> }
>
> I did not try the apic=debug and the noapic options as i am not aware how
> to set the boot options.
>
>
>
In K/Ubuntu, at the initial boot options gui list, hit the F6 key and
add whatever options you want to add, at the blinking cursor. In this
case noapic.
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