boot into failsafe mode. su to root at the login. now, you're going to edit your lilo.conf file to turn off acpi. we're gonna use vim to do it. follow these instructions........
1. at the prompt, type vim /etc/lilo.conf (hit enter)
2. hit the i key on yout keyboard to get into edit/insert mode
3. using the arrow keys or page up page down keys, navigate the the "append=" line of the boot=vmlinux section of lilo.conf.
4. look for the entry in that line that says acpi=on or acpi=ht & change it to acpi=off. you can use the backspace key to erase the word "on". see my example below..........
Code:
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="mandrake10.0"
root=/dev/hda7
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount acpi=off resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent"
vga=788
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5. after you are done editing the line, hit the esc key on your keyboard to exit edit/insert mode.
6. type :wq then hit enter. that will save the changes you made & exit vim.
7. you will now be back at the command prompt. finally, run lilo to update it. do so by typing lilo -v (hit enter)
8. reboot
when you get to your desktop, open Mandrake Control Center & go to system->services & make sure acpi is not set to start at boot or running. it shouldn't be, be just double check it.
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