x86_64 boot problem

[Samuel Flory]

Peter J. Stieber wrote:
> I hope this is the correct list. Please direct me to the proper forum if it
> isn't.
> 
> I have the following HW that I am hoping to use in a compute cluster.
> 
> MB: Tyan Tomcat K8S(S2850G2N)
> RAM: 1GB - DDR 2700 via 2 - 512MB modules
> CPU: AMD Opteron 146
> Video: Built in ATI Rage
> HD: Maxtor 80GB 7200 RPM IDE ULTRA ATA133
> 
> I have successfully loaded the i386 version Fedora Core 1 using a boot
> floppy, a network floppy and an http shared mirror of the fedora
> distribution.
> 
> Now I am trying to install the x86_64 version using an ATAPI DVD drive I
> have temporarily connected to the secondary IDE on the system. When I boot
> from CDROM I get
> 
> boot:
> Loading vmlinux
> Loading initrd.img............
> Ready.


   Try "linux apci=off iommu=off".

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