Re: Installing RHL 9 with Asus a7n266vm motherboard

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 07:48:00AM -0700, vijay kiran wrote:
> Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net> wrote:On
> Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 12:05:28AM -0700, vijay kiran
> wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> > I have been trying to install Linux on my new
> > computer(which has AMD 2200+ and Asus a7n266vm
> motherboard) since a
> > week. I am able to install RHL 9 but after that when
> I try to boot
> > linux, it boots half way through and stops to boot
> further. It
> > detected all hardware and driver properly. Since RHL
> 9 wasn't
> > working I installed RHL 7.3 , Mandrake 8.2 but I
> found the same
> > problem. I also tried SuSE 8.2 it was working well.
> Don't know why
> > 
> > Can anybody help me out installing RHL 9. Thanks in
> advance.
> > 
> > Vijay
> 
> What is the last message before the boot process
> stalls?
> 
> Cheers,
> -- 
> Bob McClure, Jr.
> _______________________________________________
> 
> Hi Bob,
>        There is no specific point where the booting
> stops but stops at a specific point for a specific
> linux. In RHL 9 it is after activating swap partition
> [not yet OK]. In Mandrake 9.1 it is after enabling
> swap partition[OK] .In RHL 7.3 it is at mounting file
> system. Stopped at different points for different
> modes i.e. secure linux, linux , failsafe , linux
> nonfb. Hope you find out the solution. Thanks.
>              
>                                             Vijay 

Seems pretty early for it to be kicking in, but try turning off APM
either in the BIOS or by using "apm=off" as a boot option.

Guessing at some kind of DMA problem, try "ide=nodma" as a boot
option.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
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