I have installed Mandrake 9 on an HP Pavilion 522n on a separate (extended)
partition from XP Pro.  The install goes fine, but on initial boot after
install (using the boot disc, since I put the loader on the linux partition)
the computer hangs.  The last line on the display is ......apm bios version
1.2 Flags 0x0b (Driver version 1.16).  I have had this configuration on an
HP 518 and other non HP machines with no problems. Anybody have an idea as
to what is happening.  I also have a Knoppix CD that will not run on this
machine, but will run on others.  The hang up is approximately the same.
More info on the machine:

HP Pavilion 522n model# P8562A, Celeron 1.8 GHz/400, 845GL Chipset, 256 MB
DDR Ram, 60 GB HD, 16x DVD, 24x10x40 CDRW, Integrated Video, AC97 Audio,
USB 2.0

Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P4G-LA REV 1.xx
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software, Inc. 3.04 06/03/2002


George&Mary Skokan ([log in to unmask])

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