Slackware 12.0 install stalled, please ASAP
When loading the setup disc (pre-install phase), the system hangs. The last messages are something about IOAPIC. When i hit the power button to shut off the computer the boot continues.
Then I tried to partition the disk. I got the following errors: (1) sector size is 2048 (not 512) (2) drive does not contain a valid partition table (3) invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 am i using a really old kernel, on a really new system? please let that be the problem. my hardware (brand new) Acer Aspire 4520 AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core processor TK57 (1.9 GHz, 2 x 256KB L2 cache) NVIDIA Geforce 7000M 3GB RAM (1GB orginal + 'Transcend DDR2-667 2GB JetRam') This is all I know: Acronym for IOAPIC is 'I/O Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller' |
You probably need to pass the noapic option at bootup, or if Slackware is already installed you can add it to the grub menu. Do a search in this forum.
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I typed 'hugesmp.s noapic' same problem, hangs about the IOAPIC checks.
am i passing the parameter incorrectly? |
Don't know what the boot problem is, but it sounds like you're
trying to partition the DVD drive. Can you install Slackware-12.1 rather than 12.0? Many improvements which you should get. Where did those partition errors come from? Try "cfdisk /dev/sda" and see if that's not your hard drive. Did you md5sum the image, and the CD/DVD you're using? |
error is in partitioning hda, primary HD.
yes I check the md5 check sum, I used these install CDs on my old laptop, they worked fine. first help me with the IOAPIC problem. |
Acer says that laptop has a Serial ATA HDD. Therefore, try "cfdisk /dev/sda"
as I stated before. I have no idea about the IOAPIC problem. What did the Slackware CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT file say? What did your Google searches turn up? |
I tried a Red Hat Linux 8 CD from way back.
Kernel Panic: IO-APIC + timer doesn't work! what should I do? |
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Also you can try Code:
hugesmp.s acpi=off |
yeah you were right my hd is /dev/sda
sorry RedHat 8.0 and slackware 12.0 don't work dsl on pendrive boots just fine I was able to install vector linux on sda1 ALSA dosn't work I'm downloading ubuntustudio-8.04.1-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent what is APIC, is this just a kernel compatiblility problem, if I install ubuntustudio will it work, can I load a different kernel if I does not. only the power button gets slackware to cont. odd? i just want a fully working system, please help, I have a limited time. |
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I tried red hat 8.0 because I had the CD set.
if you were desperate for a working base and a slow internet connection, maybe you'd do the same. I'm a newbie, I was trying to partition an empty DVD drive. lol It was suggested to me, that I should try ubuntu stdio, in the hope my hardware would be supported. I just finished downloading ubuntu stdio. How to I burn a DVD? I'm going to look at the DSL (damn small linux) wiki. should I post my IOAPIC problem in another thread? if so which one. If you are a mod, please help me. I've posted many fragmented messages out of ignorance. I need help posting a message about IOAPIC. |
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