** Description changed: Whether 64-bit or i386, custom compiled or stock kernel, setup or actually in the distro, Ubuntu requires either noapic or pci=noacpi. That presents problems and trade-offs that don't make Ubuntu a viable option. Slackware works without the need to disable anything, and according to a Gentoo user on Linux on Laptops, neither does Gentoo. This is the working config I use in Slackware that I also used in Ubuntu: http://red.caek.org/2621-HP.config With the default parameters, Ubuntu will freeze as it loads GDM, so it hangs at a black screen. In single user mode, with apic enabled, it will still freeze. Without quiet nosplash it might hang at loading the - drivers or it may hang later than that. + drivers or "setting up console font and keymap". If I disable apic, change xorg.conf to use the vesa driver, then boot normally, loading GDM no longer results in a black screen, it actually comes up and I can log in. However, it still freezes completely about a minute or two after. 'noapic' = Ok, the machine boots, everything works, except for USB. So adding irqpoll will fix the USB problem. 'noapic irqpoll' / 'noapic irqpoll noirqdebug' = Machine boots, but there doesn't seem to be any power management or cpu frequency scaling. The CPUs are constantly running at full speed. No battery detection, etc etc. 'pci=noacpi' = Big fat X11 error message trying to use the accelerated nVidia driver, a problem relating to edge-triggered IRQs. I'd like to stick with Slackware, but I need a distro with a package manager. I have some logs zipped up, including from Slackware, and lspci -vvvv from Slackware. I hope they're enough to go on. This is the computer: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00847924&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3340175&lang=en w/ latest BIOS Currently I'm using Ubuntu Feisty 7.04 64-bit with 2.6.20-15 and 2.6.20-16 kernels installs. The 32-bit build isn't any different. processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 15 model : 72 model name : AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56 stepping : 2 cpu MHz : 800.000 cache size : 512 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 2 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8legacy ts fid vid ttp tm stc bogomips : 1608.35 clflush size : 64 processor : 1 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 15 model : 72 model name : AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56 stepping : 2 cpu MHz : 800.000 cache size : 512 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 1 cpu cores : 2 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8legacy ts fid vid ttp tm stc bogomips : 1608.35 clflush size : 64
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