Arch Linux

awesome_welles

Member

Registered: 2008-12-12

Posts: 25

Installation hangs

I'm trying to install Archlinux the 64-bit version. I downloaded the image and burned to a cd but when I boot from it it hangs after grub. It hangs on the line beginning "SLUB:" It also says on this line "cpus=4" I have amd turion processor with two cpus. I really want to give arch a try as I've heard only good things about it. So if anyone can help, please do. Thanks.

kjon

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From: Temuco, Chile

Registered: 2008-04-16

Posts: 398

Re: Installation hangs

try booting with noapic and acpi=off (on the worst case).
Luck with the boot !

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nowahn

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From: elsewhere

Registered: 2008-12-05

Posts: 75

Re: Installation hangs

did you do the md5sum test on the downloaded image ?

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awesome_welles

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Registered: 2008-12-12

Posts: 25

Re: Installation hangs

ok thanks guys the acpi=off option worked. I didn't check the md5sum test but out of interest how would one do that? also what exactly does acpi=off do? does it turn off these features

OS-directed configuration, power management, and thermal management of mobile, desktop, and server platforms.

and so is i at all dangerous for a latop (i.e. allowing overheating or something)

Thank you both very much for your help anway.