x86_64 boot problem

[Peter J. Stieber]

>>>>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".

>> Same result.
>> Thanks for trying.

> You might also try playing with the iommu, and acpi settings in the
> bios.  Of I could be completely on the wrong track.  I've only used the
> 2881, and 2882 tyan amd64 boards.

I have a 2885 I will be firing up eventually too. Thanks for the suggestion
and help. I'll report on the results.

Pete