Jerry Geis wrote:

/ I have tried in the grub.conf file

/>/ />/ noapic />/ />/ and />/ />/ apic=off />/ />/ I am still getting the same error message about ACPI />/ in the dmesg output. />/ />/ example: />/ ACPI: PCI interupt .... IRQ 16 />/ eth0: RealTek RTL8139 ... IRQ16 />/ eth0: identified 8139 chip type />/ />/ so ACPI is grabbing IRQ 16 and not letting eth0 have it. (I Think). />/ />/ How do I correctly disable it on my compaq v2000 laptop. />/ I think it is not allowing my usb and realtek network to function. />/ />/ Jerry />/ / Isn't it acpi=off? Aren't apic and acpi different things?

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That is fantastic... THanks. I did not realize two differnt things.

MY laptop compaq v2000 is now working with USB and network both.

THank you.

Jerry