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mos98

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Registered: 2010-02-07

Posts: 24

Unable to boot live cd / install freezes

Hey, I can't install the live cd (doesn't matter if I use the core or  net-installer). After the message "ACPI Core revision 20090320" appears the system freezes.

My hardware specs is pretty much oldschool : Intel P4@3,2 HT GHz Mobo: P4S800D + 1gb Ram + 1 HD 80 gb    + Netgear wg111v3 WLAN usb 2.0 usbstick + 160gb 2,5"" disk

What would be the next message after ACPI?

Many thanks!

BinkyTheClown

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Registered: 2008-06-11

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Re: Unable to boot live cd / install freezes

Maybe you could try acpi=off in your kernel command line.

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mos98

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Registered: 2010-02-07

Posts: 24

Re: Unable to boot live cd / install freezes

Thanks that solved the problem!  .... but still I can't quite figure out the problem since my system should definitely  support acpi.  A few days ago I used the same live cd without installing the system just to check if my netgear stuff works under archlinux ( it does) and I didn't had any issues with acpi or any other troubles during boot time. Then yesterday I installed windows 7  (+ nvidea graphics drivers + riva tuner + netgear drivers) on my machine and now after installing archlinux on the same disk (dual boot mode) I'm unable to load the kernel w/o using "acpi=off". Does win7 modify any acpi settings? Very unlikely I guess... maybe it's just a coincidence. Hmm... any ideas on that?