Locked up in boot process.

[Steven Vollom]

On Saturday 01 August 2009 01:23:13 pm Jonas Norlander wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Eberhard Roloff<tuxebi at gmx.de> wrote:
> > Steven Vollom wrote:
> >> Recently I tried to play an .wmv.  Dragon Player would not play it, so I
> >> attempted to install xine using KpackageKit.  Not sure which
> >> applications were required, I attempted installing all of the Xine
> >> packages except the Gnome
> >>
> >> [1.  470171]  ACPI:  Expecting a reference package element, found type 0
> >> [5.  843020] [Firmware bug]:  powernow k8:  Your BIOS does not provide
> >> ACPI _PSS objects in a way that Linux understands.  Please report this
> >> to the Linux ACPI maintainers and complain to your BIOS vender.
> >> [5.  843100]  Same instruction repeated.
> >> [5.  843179]  Same instruction repeated.
> >> [5.  843257]  Same instruction repeated.
> >> Loading please wait............
> >> 19 +0 records in
> >> 19 +0 records out
> >> kinit:  name_to_dev_t(/dev/disk/by
> >> uuid/8d4cf1eb-30e4-4048-830a-b41eeba5c0dc
> >
> > Dear Steven, as I see it, most likely you updated your kernel.
> > Now, I remember vaguely that you have to use a kernel
> > parameter inside grub in order to make you super-multi-ram
> > PC working. was is acpi=off or something with PCI?
> >
> > If this is correct, your new kernel grub line might not have
> > the parameter.
> >
> > You probably should try to boot the old kernel from the grub
> > menu.
> >
> > Alternatively, you might insert your proven parameters into
> > the grub menu.lst file.
>
> Or you can edit the grub boot line direct in the grub boot menu. Press
> e on the line you want to edit and add what ever option you want to
> try. It want survive the next reboot but it's faster to try out
> things, later you can add them in menu.lst.
>
> / Jonas
I haven't ever done anything like that and wouldn't know what to edit or 
change or what to change it to.  Can you advise me what to do?  Thanks!

Steven