3.4 won't boot, APIC issues

[CompaqDrew]

Well, I get to the boot screen where you see "boot: ", I hit enter and it loads the kernal and all that and then... black.

When I try "failsafe", I get APIC error on CPU 0: 04(04).

When I try "noapic", I get a penguin, a flashing cursor, and that's it. Nothing else.

I'm sure that the disks works, boots fine on my other boxes.

BTW, this box is a Gigabyte GA-7dpxgw with a single Athlon MP 1600+.

[j.drake]

Did you see this thread in General Support also?

http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10410

You aren't alone in what you describe. Try posting in that thread instead, and you might find that you guys can compare notes, and you might have a better shot at getting the help you need. I've already posted a suggestion there, so I won't clutter the forum by repeating it here.

Good luck to you.

JD

[CompaqDrew]

I've already searched the forums and found all kinds of "cheat codes" that don't work. The only thing that did work was re-flashing my bios. Aparrantly, GB released a new bios that fixes soemthing they call a "lock error", at any rate, that was what I was experiancing. Now it works!!! :D

[OErjan]

thaks CompaqDrew, that helped a firend of mine jut now:-), he could not use knoppix but now he can...