Feizhou wrote: > :) When using noapic and acpi=off, it is a given that it is not a kernel > problem. These parameters are to work around BIOS or other motherboard > issues. And noapic especially severely limits your computer... no advanced irq mapping or routing. For a server it is a no-go option, for a desktop it might be a temporary workaround. If noapic and/or acpi=off solves a problem, it is just a help to pinpoint the problem, it is not a solution. The solution is to get the manufacturer to fix their broken bios. Speaking of that... maybe OpenFirmware would be a solution? Never tried it myself on x86 class machines. Anyone with any experience? -- //Morten Torstensen //Email: morten at mortent.org //IM: Cartoon at jabber.no morten.torstensen at gmail.com And if it turns out that there is a God, I don't believe that he is evil. The worst that can be said is that he's an underachiever.