On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 6:04 AM, Rony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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.
>
>
Thank you everyone for replying..
Although I am not in a position of troubleshooting Linux issues
yet but i am in a situation where i have to.. :P
This problem machine is away from my place.. so please lend
me any more knowledge about what else might be wrong over
there that might help get it up and running. If any more information
from me would help figure it out, please let me know.
hey Rony, i tried the F6 option and entered "noapic" at the prompt
that popped up.. Just appended "noapic" after the string that was
already there ending in "--"
But it did not work; again showed the same error lines.
I am extremely sorry to sound like a pest here.. I tried the online
documentations/faq.. googled the exact error and found some
stuff.. but all that flied past at way too high altitudes.. :P
Thank you all again. This friend i am trying to help is willing to
convert to Linux completely. He's got an Insurance business
and has two computers at his office. He wants to network them
and I have no knowledge regarding that. Also, if someone could
help with installing Ubuntu over the network once its set up.
Although may not be required because there are just two comps,
but if its less pain than sharing a single CD ROM on two machines,
i think its worth it for me.. :)
I guess we were also planning to have a workshop on this one
at HBCSE. (Alpesh??)
Network installation sounds pretty intriguing. Concerned people,
please look into it if possible.
Thank you.
Warm regards.
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kamal
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