[Bug 38263] Re: freeze at startup

[RNuno]

Thanks for your time, here is the info that you requested.

noapic nolapic
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freezes after this error messages:

Uncompressing Linux...Ok, booting the kernel.
..MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC

noacpi noapci nolapic
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freezes after this error messages:

Uncompressing Linux...Ok, booting the kernel.
..MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC
IOAPIC[0] Invalid Reference to IRQ 0


pci=noacpi & noapic & noacpi noapic
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all of them freeze after this error messages:

Uncompressing Linux...Ok, booting the kernel.
Mounting root file system


so bottom line no go with any of that options, here are my hardware specs:

Asus A8R-MVP
Opteron 170
Western Digital 230G SATA

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freeze at startup
https://launchpad.net/bugs/38263