On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 12:30 PM, Jim <mickeyboa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes that's true but they are having a hard time keeping up with the bugs as is so that is why i suggested waiting for final release.
Max
It is my understanding you can report to bugzilla.redhat.com but you> <mailto:mickeyboa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
> max wrote:
> > Jim wrote:
> >> Running Live CD Fedora 9 Live Beta, on a Laptop, while booting it
> >> locks up just after the line;
> >>
> >> "ACPI: EC: Lookup EC in DSDI"
> >>
> >> I put CD in a PC and it ran all the way through and loaded
> Desktop.
> >> What is it on Laptop that would cause a Lockup??
> >>
> > ACPI = Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
> >
> > The rest of the line is greek to me but you might try fiddling with
> > the BIOS settings. You don't say what kind of laptop you have but
> > sometimes BIOS features have to be turned off to get things off the
> > ground. Don't quote me here but I think DSDI is related to
> debugging
> > so i would look for something related to this in the bios and try to
> > disable it or enable it depending on its current status. You can
> > always, if you get into trouble, restore defaults in the bios
> and also
> > there is usually a way to load optimal settings in the bios, which
> > could solve your problem.
> >
> >
> > Max
> >
> I added to the , pass onto kernel line "acpi=off" and it started to
> boot until it got to the point of detecting mouse,
> is there any commands i can send to kernel to bypass mouse detection ?
> Error message below;
>
> "input: Macintosh mouse button emulation as
> /devices/virtual/input/input0 PNP: no PS/2 controller found.
> Probing ports directly."
>
> This laptop is a Everex Cloudbook and it has no PS/2 mouse connection,
> if you want a external mouse you will have to connect to USB .
> It amazing, this laptop has no problem booting into Fedora 8.
> I would look at this as a bug, wouldn't you ??
>
>
> ...i'd say file a bugzilla but F9 is still not an official release so
> it may be that it will get fixed before the final release. I would do
> as suggested above and check with the fedora-test and devel mailing
> list to see what they think or you could crack open that desktop linux
> reference manual or try a different mouse. Many are willing to help
> but generally if its not officially released yet then you will find
> that people are less concerned because many issues will get resolved
> before final release( or you hope so anyway) As for another parameter
> you could pass at boot time , i don't know off hand, i'd have to look
> up how to work around mouse detection but that i think may mean
> runlevel 3 which is no gui anyway.
>
select it as a "rawhide version"
Yes that's true but they are having a hard time keeping up with the bugs as is so that is why i suggested waiting for final release.
Max
