[wellylug] ACPI issues
Tim Nicholas
tim at nicholas.net.nz
Thu Mar 4 15:48:58 NZDT 2004
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
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