> Have you used Linux on this machine before now? If not, the problem may be > a hardware issue. You may have a broken BIOS which doesn't allow the kernel > to do something it thinks it sould be able to do. Try booting with the > kernel parameters acpi=off or noapic.
Thanks for responding Mark. Yes, as I mentioned, I had a custom debian sarge kernel running on it previously for years. I'll give noacpi a try, but since this is a live machine and I'll have to schedule a downtime, I'd welcome any other suggestions anyone might have. Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]