<html><body> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- From: "Chalonec Roger" <Chalonec.Roger@PBGC.GOV> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Paul F. Johnson > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 7:17 AM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: FC5 Laptop Install > > > Hi, > > > > One last thing please? After install should I have to provide this as > > > a boot parameter? If so how do i do this? > > You might have to. Simplest way is to login, open a terminal window, su > and edit /boot/grub/grub.conf > > You will see a boot line (looks something like Kernel-2.6.16.2069_FC4 > rhgb quiet). Add the line noacpi (or whatever command you ! used to get > the software to install), save and boot. Any updates to the kernel will > automatically inherit this command. > > TTFN > > Paul > ----------------------------------- I am doing the install now, thanks. When I checked the install grub customization option, it had already put in the acpi=off on the boot line. I am also installing using the gui. So far so good. Up to disk Thanks.. </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>