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Old 01-10-2009, 08:43 PM   #1
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ASUS P4V8X-X Motherboard and ACPI problems........?


I'm having a problem, well not really a "PROBLEM", that is bugging me to death. Currently, I'm dual booting Windows XP Professional and Mandriva 2009. Before I can boot from Windows back to Mandriva Linux, I have to enter my BIOS and disable ACPI. Then, to go back to Windows, I have to enter the BIOS again and re-enable ACPI. If I don't do this, neither OS will boot. My question is, how can I leave ACPI enabled, permanently, and STILL boot into Mandriva 2009? Is this possible?
 
Old 01-11-2009, 02:36 PM   #2
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You need to edit your /boot/grub/menu.lst file and make the following change:

acpi=off <--add this to the end of the kernel boot line.

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You need to edit your /boot/grub/menu.lst file and make the following change:

apci=off <--add this to the end of the kernel boot line.
This didn't work??? Any other ideas? I tried "acpi=off" as well as "apci=off" at the bottom of the file. Neither made any difference.

Just for my knowledge, can you define "kernel boot line"? Sorry, I'm obviously very "green" with Linux.

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Old 01-11-2009, 04:29 PM   #4
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This is what the line looks like:

kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux root=UUID=b8701dfe-c3ae-47b8-9638-9a03710cb3ea resume=UUID=85f6479e-53be-4ecd-99a2-16c44c3bec51 splash=silent vga=788 acpi=off <--this is where you add this parameter.
 
Old 01-11-2009, 04:54 PM   #5
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This is what the line looks like:

kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux root=UUID=b8701dfe-c3ae-47b8-9638-9a03710cb3ea resume=UUID=85f6479e-53be-4ecd-99a2-16c44c3bec51 splash=silent vga=788 acpi=off <--this is where you add this parameter.
I actually have three lines of "kernel" text in that file....."title linux".... "title linux-nonfb"....and "title failsafe". Do I need to include the "acpi=off" at the end of each kernel line, or just the one you mentioned? Glad I asked that question. I put it in the wrong place...... duh!! ..... I feel stupid now.
 
Old 01-11-2009, 04:56 PM   #6
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Stick it on the end of the "title linux" one.
 
Old 01-11-2009, 05:12 PM   #7
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Stick it on the end of the "title linux" one.
Fantastic!!!!!!! If I could thank you 400 times I'd certainly do it!!!! You just saved me a LOT of headaches sir. Works like a charm. Now, if I could get the bugs out of this ATI video card, I'd be flying high for sure. Thank you again and again !!!
 
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Fantastic!!!!!!! If I could thank you 400 times I'd certainly do it!!!! You just saved me a LOT of headaches sir. Works like a charm. Now, if I could get the bugs out of this ATI video card, I'd be flying high for sure. Thank you again and again !!!
Glad to have helped. If you make a separate post for the ATI problem, we'll try and resolve that as well.
 
Old 01-11-2009, 06:54 PM   #9
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Glad to have helped. If you make a separate post for the ATI problem, we'll try and resolve that as well.
I already have......

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...se....-696526/

I haven't had any responses as of yet though. I'll continue checking it occasionally and hope for the best. Thanks again!!!
 
  


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