Suspected hardware and ACPI problems

I have been tring to startmy C++ development for Linux, but....

I put my fedora core DVD in my drive and the computer boots to the ISO Linux screen. I press enter as default and the computer sais somthing like:

Loading Linux... Uncompressing the kernel..............[/cpde]

and the computer reboots. I tried Turning ACPI OFF and the setup startes until hardware detection... then when it hits the USB part it locks up the system.

Solutions I've tried:

Using the onboard graphics as default.

Turing off Legacy USB support

Tring the DVD in anouther computer (worked)

MD5 sums before burning

Virtual PC... Worked

Please help a ****~!

#265918

What are your system specs?

#266023

I am sorry about the slow reply. I thought I found the issue, but I hadn't.

Here are my systems specs.

HP Pavilion a705w.

Motherboard: MS-6577 M-ATX

Processor: Intel Cerlon D @ 2.937Ghz(133x22.0)

RAM: 256MB DDR SD-RAM

Drive Array

Optical Drives:

DVD+-RW

CD-RW/DVD-ROM

Fixed Disk:

Western Digital 80GB

Video

Onboard Intel i845 chipset controller [disabled]

ATi 9200SE 128MB DDR-RAM

Thanx!

#270108

Try turning the Hotplug off.

chkconfig hotplug off

reboot and it should work.

#270770

Ok, here's tho solution, the problem with COMPAQ and HP computers is that all the ACPI configuration is all messed up.

Noe, the solution:

configure your BIOS as you wish.

as easy as write at the splash screen when you boot from dvd.

linux acpi=off

so before you press enter you got to see something like:

boot: linux acpi=off

...

done!

I'm using a COPMPAQ Presario sr1220la with MS-6577 and the ACPI problem is present in all the operating systems but f***ing Windows XP. Bravo Bill Gates!!! F**K

México Rules. No me culpen por postear en mi raquitico ingles...

Dario.

#390131

Some distributions don't recognize acpi=off.

You can tell them to boot:

linux noapic nolapic

and you'll be set.

#390635