[NTLUG:Discuss] SOLVED Re: Boot Up Parameters - Keeping them in LiveCD

[David Simmons]

Guys,
 
 I know this email was from awhile back...but for
history / searching reasons- here's the answer.  The nVidia GeForce
7800 GT is not supported in more recent versions of Linux.  I
replaced/updated my card and all problems went away.
 
 -dave

> 
> 
> Just can't make this work.....I'd like
to try out a few LiveCD's of
> upcoming versions of
Linux....unfortunately, all are failing at the same
>
point!?  (it starts the GUI - pops up the box to show me it's
loading
> in different sub-systems....then that box get's scratchy
and system locks
> - except for mouse movements).
> 
> Thinking it was my video (which
> is a nVidia GeForce 7800
GT) I did the following kernel boot config:
> 
>
vga=795
> 
> that worked for when I would normally get
the
> system messages - now I get a nice graphic screen
instead....but it
> doesn't carry that resolution over into the
actual session?!  It
> reverts to some really high resolution
(I have a dual-head setup - one
> monitor can display it, other is
'out of range')
> 
> then tried the
> following
kernel / boot options:
> 
> nomsi noapic nolapic
>
pci=noacpi acpi=off clock=pit ide=nodma
> 
> again with no
luck (no
> luck meaning that I get to the same point and then
scratchy video, lock
> up)
> 
> I've updated the
motherboard (ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe) to the
> latest BIOS and tried
the following liveCDs:
> 
> Fedora 10
> Preview
> Fedora 9 LiveCD
> OpenSuSE 11.1 Beta 2
> Linux
Mint
> 5
> Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop (Beta)
> CentOS 5.2
Live CD
> 
> all
> stopping at the same
point.....any ideas?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> -dave
> 
> P.S.  on a side-note.....this same
rig is
> running OpenSuSE 11.0 and has run a few other distros w/o
problems. 
> And if you search online and find the HPET
issue...I've already turned
> that off in the BIOS.....I'm outta
ideas?
> 
>