<html><body> <DIV>linux text acpi=off </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It make have done the trick. I can now get to media check.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>One last thing please? After install should I have to provide this as a boot parameter? If so how do i do this?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: chalonec@comcast.net <BR> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <P>-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Philip Trickett (List)" <phil-ml@techworks.ie> <BR><BR>> On Tue, 2006-03-28 at 12:45 +0100, Paul F. Johnson wrote: <BR>> > Hi <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Lots of ACPI errors <BR>> > <BR>> > linux text noacpi (I think it is) <BR>> > <BR>> Maybe: <BR>> <BR>> linux text acpi=off <BR>> <BR>> HTH, <BR>> <BR>> Phil <BR>> <BR>tried linux text noacpi</P> <P>linux text noacpi noprobe</P> <P>Saw about 4 Unknown GPE method messages fly by</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>