[Novalug] hw upgrade boot problems

Jon LaBadie novalugml@jgcomp.com
Fri Mar 14 23:59:27 EDT 2008


On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:05:31PM -0400, Jay Hart wrote:
> Don't know if it exists, but how about a boot param of "Video = IRQ 17", or
> something like this.
> 
> Also, can you boot a live CD?

> > ... .  Tried 6 or 7 various distributions
> > and live DVD's.
> 



> Jay
> 
> >
> > I'm trying to upgrade a Compaq 1630 I inherited.  Successfully
> > replaced the AMD cpu to a dual core at the same speed, memory
> > from 0.5 -> 2.5GB, and added a SATA to the existing IDE drive.
> > All was fine with the original WinXP OS and an added dual-boot
> > OpenSuSE 10.2 over several months.
> >
> > Then I replaced the CRT monitor with a 24 inch LCD and problems
> > started.  The onboard graphics, ATI Radeon XT Express 200
> > (analog only with VGA connectors), handled the monitor pretty
> > well in WinXP.  But I could never get a persistant, stable,
> > GUI in OpenSuSE.  No problem, I wanted to add a separate
> > video card anyway.
> >
> > I got a Geforce 8500 for the PCI-X slot.  Works beautifully
> > in WinXP.  But I can't even get a boot in Linux.  It hangs
> > during hardware analysis.  Tried 6 or 7 various distributions
> > and live DVD's.
> >
> > In the BIOS I tried turning off (disabling) all hardware I
> > could.  One of note was the on-board video.  It can't be
> > disabled in BIOS, only a preference set for "PCI-X", "PCI",
> > or "on-board".  Also tried both PnP settings and setting
> > boot parameters "ACPI=no".
> >
> > Some of the distributions last boot messages before the hang
> > are something like "interupt conflict (IRQ 17)" then a
> > mention of IRQ 16 but no real message.  WinXP lists the
> > video card at IRQ 17, nothing at 16.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
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Jon H. LaBadie                  jon@jgcomp.com
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