Smoothwall - acpi=off

[Gatt]

Just migrated our smoothwall box to a faster machine - an HP dc7700

 

However - in order for it to reboot I need to set the acpi=off flag on startup or it freezes with this message

 

ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
ACPI: Assume root bridge [_SB_.PCI0] bus is 0

 

where in the /etc/lilo.conf do i insert the acpi=off tag so that I dont need to visit the server each time it reboots?

[tom_newton]

log in as root.

 

run "setup"

 

chose "hardware options"

 

HTH!

[Gatt]

Thanks tom -will look into that..

[Gatt]

Didn't Work

 

tried adding it to the append="...." line in /etc/lilo.conf - still no joy

[Geoff]

check for bios updates.

[tom_newton]

Gatt - sorry for brief response earlier - I was on the fone to DB....

 

you went into setup and picked "hardware options" and checked "disable ACPI"? that should work on next boot...

[Gatt]

@tom_newton - yeah did that - same problem

@Geoff - updated to v1.15 - no joy

 

Will take another look at it tomorrow... Got dentist to get to :-S

[Geoff]

This thread makes for interesting reading on the subject.

 

IT Resource Center forums - the dc7700 just don't do linux

[tom_newton]

Hmm, one of the posts suggests you need kernel >= 2.6.19 which would be a problem - we are on 2.6.16 and will be for the forseable future (we are naturally very conservative about kernel "upgrades").

[Gatt]

So basically - I'll need another server? or put up with having to be there each time it reboots and do

tab -> Smoothwall-smb acpi=off 

each time?

 

[tom_newton]

Gatt - if that fixes it, my fix *should* work - can you give support a call and we'll find out what the crack is.

[Gatt]

Yeah will call them first thing in the morning...

[tom_newton]

LMK how you get on!