On 11/12/2003 10:39 AM, Hugh Taylor wrote:
When I did the install (from DVD/CD, more about this later) I selected the standard kernel (not the one without ACPI), but when ACPID tries to start, a message saying the kernel does not have ACPI support is generated and ACPID is not loaded. Any ideas, will I have to recompile the kernel?
What is your BIOS date? The kernel does a check, and if it is before 2000, it makes (a safe) assumption that your ACPI implementation is problematic. It may also be on the black list of buggy acpi boards. If you want to try it even though it may be problematic, use acpi=force on your command line at boot. No need to recompile.
Now the DVD/CD install - my laptop booted to the DVD without a problem and presented me with the install program, but when I tried to select the software, I was told the software list could not be found. I put in CD 1 and was able to finish the install with the CDs. As I'm new to the list I don't know if this is the DVD problem I saw mentioned in another message.
This sure looks like it. Is it a combo drive? You can always change the installation source after the fact to use the DVD instead of the CDs, since you already worked around it. You could also see if the is an updated firmware for your drive.
The install was easier and all my laptop hardware was detected (internal Gbit ethernet, wireless pci, and modem), although I'm still having a little trouble getting the wireless to connect,
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