I have HP original pc, p4 3.0ghz. in order to install the linux I had to disable I/O APIC option in the bios otherwise installation hangs. After installation if I enable this APIC option the computer hangs. (I tried running installation in text mode and it stoped and said something about kernel). In addition when the linux is up and running i can't use any of the commands like "lspci" in the konsole - it says no command. I suspect it has something to do with this APIC. Maybe I have to update kernel? how do I know what version I have? and how do I update kernel? thabx in advance! Roy

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You can pass a "noapic" flag to your kernel by appending it to your lilo/grub boot command. To see what kernel you are running "uname -a". The commands that are not appearing to be there are probably only in root's path. Try passing the whole path in the command such as /sbin/ifconfig or /usr/sbin/lspci or switch user to root first with "su -" To recompile your kernel, download the latest from kernel.org, unpack it and read the instructions. More info can be found here: http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ/Kernel... http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/...

In Mandrake / Mandriva, lspci is an 'external' command included with the pciutils package. If this package is not installed, you will get the no command error. To use this command, the pciutils package may have to be installed. It is installed here, and I can run it with: lspci Mandrake 10.0 is an earlier version of Linux, and does not properly support APIC. Follow the directions in the previous posts to disable APIC. If you have a fast Internet connection, you will probably be best served by installing Mandriva 2007.0 (the current version). You can get it in several forms: a DVD image of the installer which can be burned to disk. The DVD image contains the installer for i586 or x86-64. 3 or 4 installer CD images which can be burned to disk. There is a set for i586 and another for x86-64. 1 CD image of Mandriva One which can be burned to disk. Mandriva One is a live CD (requires no installation to run the OS), simply boot from the CD. After you have Mandriva One running, you can choose to install it to HD. There is also the ftp install method. You can get boot.iso from the 'install/images' directory on the ftp mirror, burn it to CD, then boot from the CD. Choose the ftp install option, and use DHCP when asked (if your Internet connection supports it). You will get a list of ftp servers to choose from, or you can enter the URI manually (choosing from the list is easier). If you choose to install Mandriva 2007.0, the easiest way is probably with either the CD set or the DVD. HTH, Ernie Registered Linux User 247790 ICQ 41060744