On 13/03/07, Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Before it gets to the initial screen which allows one to install in > graphics or text mode. > > But I've not given up on that system. The other machine (AMD box) was > overheating, and upon disassembaly I discovered that there was no > white grease between the processor and the heat sink! As I have no > white grease at home, I disassembled this box (P4) and salvaged it's > grease. So until I get my hands on some more grease, this box is > grounded. > You certainly get in to things. I have never known anyone before to check the white grease between his processor and the heat sink.
I removed the fan to clean the heat sink, and figured "well, while I'm at it...". But I do get into things: I drill holes in a brand new 2000 NIS cellphone so I can attach a lanyard and clip the rubber springs in a brand new 300 NIS keyboard to quite it and make it more tactile.
But back to the kernel panic. If it occurs before initial install screen I can't see what you can do about it form a software point of view except muck around with the BIOS. I ma not sure why anyone would think you could insert a noacpic or any other kernel parameter into the process.
As soon as I get the machine back in a working state, which may be a few weeks, I'll see what can be done with the BIOS. It's a 5 year old M/B that has never seen a BIOS update, so it's very likely that something is available. I understand that a FreeDOS disk can be used to reflash BIOS on Linux systems. Dotan Cohen http://lyricslist.com/lyrics/artist_albums/154/deftones.html http://essentialinux.com/packages.php
