Subject: Re: non-ACPI kernel for 4.0?
To: Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de>
From: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@cs.columbia.edu>
List: port-i386
Date: 05/14/2007 20:03:33
On Tue, 15 May 2007 01:11:07 +0200 (CEST)
Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de> wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've seen problems with ACPI on many systems using a 4.0_BETA2
> snapshot, after it was enabled by default. While I won't question if
> this was a good move, I wonder if it would be possible to offer a
> non-ACPI kernel for installation with 4.0?
> 
If it's just for installation, would 'boot -c' and 'disable acpi' do ti
for you?


		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb