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grenzi
08-19-2003, 07:48 PM
i wanted to install linux but it doesn't work becuase i hadn't set off pnp.
i went in bios but i wasn't able to find a button which allowes me to turn pnp off but i can't find it. its nowhere. i have the bios version amibios p1.30
and my motherboard is an asrock k7s8x.
i hope you can help me.
kshim5
08-19-2003, 08:06 PM
I didnt disable PNP in my bios and LInux works perfectly.
If you have hardware that linux supports then it will work. If its not it wont.
Well, but you know.. sometimes you have to turn of the PNP, and it magically works :p
I assume you tried without turning off PNP in your bios. Any errors, something?
grenzi
08-20-2003, 08:59 AM
kernel panic happened.
and the installation has been cancelled.
kshim5
08-20-2003, 09:51 AM
Your plug and play settings should be under you PNP/PCI configurations in your BIOS settings or something similar if this does not work check the HCL(hardware compatibility list at the distros website.
Some BIOSes don't have the option to turn off PNP, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you won't be able to install.
Some specifics would help though:
1. What distro and version of Linux are you installing?
2. Give us your complete system specs.
mdwatts
08-20-2003, 05:55 PM
Originally posted by grenzi
[Bmy motherboard is an asrock k7s8x.
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Have you had a look through your asrock motherboard manual or visited their website and found a online version of the manual?
Search www.google.com/linux for 'asrock k7s8x' and see what you can find.
grenzi
08-22-2003, 06:47 PM
linux mandrake 9.1
amd athlon xp 2600
asrock k7s8x
nvidia ti 4200
terratec 512i
maxtor 80 gb
mdwatts
08-23-2003, 08:01 AM
Originally posted by grenzi
kernel panic happened.
and the installation has been cancelled.
Where in the installation and what was the full kernel panic message?