On 2008-05-12, Ignoramus17662 <ignoramus17662@NOSPAM.17662.invalid> wrote:
> I was able to insert these noacpi options by editing the commented out
> kopt= parameter and rerunning update-group. Booted with all ACPI
> disabled.

I mean update-grub

> I will see how it goes.
>
> # kopt=root=UUID=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx ro noapic nolapic pci=noacpi acpi=off
>
> So far it seems that the server is running OK, but only time will
> tell.
>
> i
>
> On 2008-05-12, Ignoramus17662 <ignoramus17662@NOSPAM.17662.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2008-05-12, Darren Salt <news@youmustbejoking.demon.cu.invalid> wrote:
>>> I demand that Ignoramus4557 may or may not have written...
>>>
>>>> I was able to insmod netconsole.
>>>
>>>> root@server:~# modprobe netconsole \
>>>> netconsole="1941@10.1.xxx.xxx/eth0,1941@192.168.xxx.xxx/00:14:xx:xx:xx:xx"
>>>
>>>> mypc:myusername:~ ==>nc -u -l 1941
>>>
>>>> However, I did not receive any kernel messages on the target machine.
>>>
>>>> That's despite having generated some kernel messages by inserting a
>>>> superfluous module and verifying that with dmesg.
>>>
>>> The IP addresses say that you're using two separate logical networks. That's
>>> fine, so long as the destination IP address is routable and the destination
>>> MAC address is one hop away from the source machine (the server). Is this the
>>> case?
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>
>> That could be it.
>>
>> I have modified the line in /boot/grub/menu.lst
>>
>> from
>>
>> defoptions=quiet splash
>>
>> to
>>
>> defoptions=quiet splash noapic nolapic pci=noacpi
>>
>> I will try this after hours tonight.
>>
>> I certainly do not need ACPI on this server.
>

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