1.6.2 hangs during install

[rho]

Hi guys

I downloaded the v1.6.2 install ISO and burnt a CD, but when I boot from it the installer hangs at the following lines, regardless on whether I have a HDD installed or not:

...
VP_IDE: IDE controller at PCI slot 00:0f.1
VP_IDE: chipset revision 7
VP_IDE: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
VP_IDE: Unknown VIA SouthBridge, disabling DMA

I suspect it might be a bios setting, but so far I haven't had any luck. Anyone have any suggestions on what I might be doing wrong?

Thanks in advance,

-Richard.

[Wibble]

I suspect it might be a bios setting, but so far I haven't had any luck. Anyone have any suggestions on what I might be doing wrong?

-Richard.

It probably is a Linux/Hardware incompatibility.
I'm assuming you are using either a really old or really new motherboard.
Try adding the following boot parameters:
noapic acpi=off

[rho]

Thanks Wibble. It's an ASUS P5V800-MX motherboard, which is neither really old or really new (it was released in 2005).

Where do I need to add the boot parameters to? I tried typing it in at the knoppix boot: prompt, but that didn't work ("could not find kernel image: noapic"). Do I need to modify a config file in the iso image and reburn?

Thanks for your help,

-Richard.

[Wibble]

Where do I need to add the boot parameters to?

At the prompt, type:
knoppix noscsi noapic acpi=off nopcmcia

you could also try
knoppix failsafe

other options to try are:
pci=bios and pci=biosirq

If that still does not work, have a look at:
http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Cheat_Codes

[rho]

I dug a bit deeper last night and it appears that quite a few people have had problems with some ASUS motherboards and linux. In the end I used another old box to load the ISO image and reimage my HDD.

Thanks for your help!