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Re: Sarge install -- still no ACPI



On Fri, 14 May 2004, Mike Oliver wrote:

> Update on this:  I *can* boot if I leave out "acpi=off" but
> substitute "noapic nolapic".  I don't know what either of
> those options means; I just happened to see another message
> where they were being discussed and decided to try them.
>
> So would someone fill me in on what all these things do?  I
> know in general terms what ACPI does; for example when I use
> the boot options above, if I pull out the AC cable, the screen
> dims, whereas it didn't when I had "acpi=off".  But I really
> don't know what the implications of "noapic nolapic" are.

There seem to be a nice page detailing Linux installation and setup on
precisely the kind of machine you have [0]. It gives some recipes on
ACPI/PCMCIA fixes, so it might be useful. In particular there is a
suggestion of booting with 'pci=noacpi nolapic' which might not knock out
the ACPI completely.

[0] http://twiki.complexfission.com/twiki/bin/view/Computer/CompaqPresario2199US

Best regards,

Jurij Smakov                                        jurij@wooyd.org
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