Juliusz Chroboczek wrote: > I'm not quite sure what package to file this against, please reassign > it if this is not correct. > > The Sarge RC1 boot disk doesn't see the IDE in a Presario 711 EA (AMD > Duron) unless I mention ``noapic'' on the boot line. The BIOS > disables the APIC, and cpuid claims the processor doesn't have a local > APIC. However, the kernel reenables it. > > I don't know what the solution is; I usually use non-APIC kernels on > this machine, thus avoiding any trouble. I guess documenting the > issue might be enough. It is documented already. I think reassigning to the kernel might be the right thing to do. Are you using 2.4 or 2.6? Could you try a newer version of the installer, such as a daily build to make sure the problem is still there? -- see shy jo
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