[wellylug] ACPI issues

[Tim Nicholas]

Sam Cannell wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I'm trying once again to get Linux working on my laptop.
> 
> I've had this problem before, and was hoping that a new kernel would
> solve things.
> 
> When booting 2.6.3 with ACPI support enabled, I get:
> 
> ACPI: Subsystem revision 20040211
> ACPI: IRQ9 SCI: Level Trigger
> 
> At this point, the screen stops scrolling.  The machine is not locked -
> the console just stops being updated.  The hard disk keeps going and
> after a few moments X starts, however if I use ctrl+alt+fn to switch
> from X to a different virtual console, all I see is that page of kernel
> messages ending with the "Level Trigger" line.
> 
> Has anyone seen anything like this before?  I've tried tweaking the acpi
> / apic / apm / pci parameters to the kernel, but to no avail.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Sam

Have you tried disabling ACPI completely? Does that solve the problem?

Tim

-- 
Tim Nicholas                          ||                      Cilix
Email: tim at nicholas.net.nz            ||    Wellington, New Zealand
http://tim.nicholas.net.nz/           ||   Cell/SMS: +64 21 337 204