Install trouble - BIOS ?

I have an old Pentium II (266 MHz) which runs Windows 2000
OK (slowly!), 
so I thought I could use it as a mail server. However when I
boot up 
with the Ubuntu CD, I get :

[4294667.296000] ACPI : Unable to locate RSDP

We then go to the install screen, and

Loading essential drivers...            ok
Mounting root file system...

It hangs there for a long time, and then goes to a black
screen with

[198.393748] hdc : drive not ready for command

I suspected it might be a BIOS problem, but I am unable to
find an 
update for this old box. Any bright ideas for a workaround ?

John French


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On 9/28/06, John French <cjftow.org.uk> wrote:
> I have an old Pentium II (266 MHz) which runs Windows
2000 OK (slowly!),
> so I thought I could use it as a mail server. However
when I boot up
> with the Ubuntu CD, I get :
>
> [4294667.296000] ACPI : Unable to locate RSDP
>
> We then go to the install screen, and
>
> Loading essential drivers...            ok
> Mounting root file system...
>
> It hangs there for a long time, and then goes to a
black screen with
>
> [198.393748] hdc : drive not ready for command
>
> I suspected it might be a BIOS problem, but I am unable
to find an
> update for this old box. Any bright ideas for a
workaround ?
>
> John French
>
>
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Hi John French!

Apparently you are able to boot live?

I have had problems with certian hard disk drives.  The last
time I
had something like that happen it went away when I
reformatted the
disk using the Ultimate Boot CD utilities for the disk.  It
needed a
fairly low level format.

Other than that, you may need to use the alternate CD and
turn off ACPI.

My two thoughts.

Good Hunting!

Tod

Ok, you should also Google "ACPI : Unable to locate
RSDP" or portions thereof.

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On 28/09/06, John French <cjftow.org.uk> wrote:
> I have an old Pentium II (266 MHz) which runs Windows
2000 OK (slowly!),
> so I thought I could use it as a mail server. However
when I boot up
> with the Ubuntu CD, I get :

[snip]

> I suspected it might be a BIOS problem, but I am unable
to find an
> update for this old box. Any bright ideas for a
workaround ?

What happens when you boot the kernel with the pci=noapci
sub-parameter? Same thing?
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Steve
Despair - It's always darkest just before it goes pitch
black...

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