Slackware installation crash

Blunda · 10-16-2008, 04:16 PM

Hello, I am new to the linux scene so please be gentle

Has anyone heard of a slackware install turn the pc off? I have downloaded the iso from the net and all works fine until it installs it. I have followed the instructions in the slackbook so i am sure I havent missed anything out but because I am new to linux im wondering whether i am missing anything blatantly obvious?

keefaz · 10-16-2008, 04:21 PM

Please add some details, after which installation step does it turn the PC off ?
You did make root partition, swap, install packages ?

Bruce Hill · 10-16-2008, 04:50 PM

Welcome to LQ!

Just a shot in the dark, as keefaz has pointed out that you've
omitted all the nice, juicy details which will help us help you.

Your HSF is so full of dirt that it can't properly cool your CPU.
So when you're installing Slackware packages, the extra
work on the CPU is causing it to overheat, and your BIOS
is set to shutdown the PC to save your mobo, etc.

trickykid · 10-16-2008, 04:54 PM

I'd have to agree with Bruce Hill, the only time I've seen computers installing any OS just shut off is due to heat issues.

onebuck · 10-16-2008, 05:30 PM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blunda

Hello, I am new to the linux scene so please be gentle

Has anyone heard of a slackware install turn the pc off? I have downloaded the iso from the net and all works fine until it installs it. I have followed the instructions in the slackbook so i am sure I havent missed anything out but because I am new to linux im wondering whether i am missing anything blatantly obvious?

Bruce has a point about the 'HSF' and temperature. I would add; did you check the md5sum for the downloaded iso and check md5sum for the burnt cd image with the original iso md5sum? You can search for this as it has been covered a lot on LQ.

Where did you download the iso from?

T3slider · 10-16-2008, 05:34 PM

I have heard of the fans not working properly during the install process (though they should work after the system is installed -- it may or may not require manual loading of modules), which can cause overheating as Bruce Hill suggests. Although I myself haven't experienced this (the fans on my computer are controlled by the BIOS -- though I can override them in Linux if I want), I remember a thread quite a while ago dealing with this. You could try to get the fans working during the install procedure (which will probably not work), take the case off of your PC during the install process (unless it is a laptop, obviously), or...stand in a fridge?

Blunda · 10-18-2008, 03:31 AM

Thanks for your help, I had never considered this to be an option as it has never happend before. After taking alook round the forum, they suggest you use the command acpi=off in the kernal, can anyone tell me where exactly in the setup I type this? do i type it when i type setup?

bgeddy · 10-18-2008, 10:53 AM

Type this when booting to the install after the kernel name - so I think when you boot uo your setup media and get the boot: prompt type :

Code:

hugesmp.s acpi=off

onebuck · 10-18-2008, 04:26 PM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blunda

Thanks for your help, I had never considered this to be an option as it has never happend before. After taking alook round the forum, they suggest you use the command acpi=off in the kernal, can anyone tell me where exactly in the setup I type this? do i type it when i type setup?

You could include it in your '/etc/lilo.conf' file in the global section or in the stanza you wish to use it.

Code:

#portion of '/etc/lilo.conf' Global section;
#message = /boot/boot_message.txt

# Append any additional kernel parameters:
append="noapic acpi=off vt.default_utf8=0"
prompt
timeout = 300

Code:

sample '/etc/lilo.conf' partition stanzas;

# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
  addappend = "acpi=off"
  root = /dev/sda5
  label = Slackware12.1
  read-only  # Partitions should be mounted read-only for checking
# Linux bootable partition config ends
# Windows bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/sda1
  label = WinXP
#  map-drive = 0x80
#   to = 0x81
#  map-drive = 0x81
#   to = 0x80
  table = /dev/sda
# Windows bootable partition config ends

Code:

excerpt 'man lilo.conf';

KERNEL OPTIONS (image=)
       If the booted image is a Linux kernel, then one may pass  command  line
       parameters to this kernel.

       addappend=<string>
              (22.6) The kernel parameters from the specified string, are con-
              catenated to the parameter(s) from an append= specification (see
              below).  The string must be enclosed within double quotes.  Usu-
              ally, the previous append= will specify parameters common to all
              kernels  by appearing in the top, or global, section of the con-
              figuration file and addappend= will be used to add local  parame-
              ter(s) to an individual image.  Addappend= may be used only once
              per "image=" section.
append=<string>
              Appends the options specified to the parameter  line  passed  to
              the  kernel.  This is typically used to specify hardware parame-
              ters that can't be entirely auto-detected or for  which  probing
              may  be dangerous. Multiple kernel parameters are separated by a
              blank space, and the string must be enclosed in  double  quotes.
              A  local  append=  appearing withing an image= section overrides
              any global append= appearing in the top section of the  configu-
              ration  file.   Append=  may be used only once per "image=" sec-
              tion. To concatenate parameter strings, use "addappend=".  Exam-
              ple:

                   append="mem=96M hd=576,64,32 console=ttyS1,9600"

You could have your 'append = ' in the Global section then add the 'addapend =" in the stanza. If you use the 'append =' in the stanza then that will override the global 'append ='. This can be used to your advantage.

BTW, don't forget to update 'lilo'.