Re: New motherboard now I can't boot

From: Grendel (grendel_at_grendel.com)
Date: 08/04/03 

Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 13:02:37 GMT

Yep the acpi worked. However I got the old NIC and soundcard trying to load.
SuSE PnP picked up the new hardware but I''m not sure why they don't do
something like automatically change the module loading for you. Strange. If
the install can do that I figure the hardware update should.

"baskitcaise" <baskitcaise@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:bgl1u4$plfaq$1@ID-143023.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Grendel wrote:
>
> > OK you were correct. I altered my /etc/fstab and now I can boot. However
> > only in "failsafe" mode. IF I don't boot in this mode I lockup when
Linux
> > trys to start hotplug stuff like ifirewaire, usb,net. Works though in
> > failsafe. Also fails cause I have a different network card. Yast
> > autodetected everything but still Linux trys to start the old stuff.
I'll
> > have to mess with it some more and also load nForce drivers.
> >
>
> One cure for the nforce boot up and the kernel is to type "acpi=off" at
the
> grub boot screen, this should get you round the lockup with hotplug and
> stuff, I have added this to the kernel params with the sysconfig editor in
> yast so that it is passed to the kernel at every boot without having to
type
> it in everytime.
>
> However you might still have probs until you get rid of the references for
the
> old nic.
>
> --
> Mark
> Twixt hill and high water.
> N.Wales, UK.
> Email is spam trap try baskitcaise at gmx dot co dot uk

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