Thanks everyone

The correct answer is to use 'acpi=off', which I found on a RedHat
board but id NOT on the SL bootup page

https://www.scientificlinux.org/distributions/4x/installing/bootup.html

Thanks,
 Dr. Roy Jensen
(==========)-----------------------------------------¤
 Chemistry, Grant MacEwan College
 Edmonton, AB    T5J 4S2
 780.633.3915



On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:23:03 -0700, you wrote:

>All
>
>I am a Linux novice but very familiar with Win OS.
>
>I tried to install SL 4.2 on a Gateway M675 notebook but failed (see
>below). I was able to install Mandriva 2006, but would like to get SL
>installed.
>
>Computer specs
>
>Processor:	Pentium™ 4 CPU, 3.2 GHz
>Core logic:	Intel 865PE, ICH5	
>Phoenix BIOS, SMBIOS 2.3 support 
>RAM:			512 MB
>Video:		ATI M11-P, 64 MB DDR-SDRAM
>
>Complete computer specs at
>http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/Gateway/M675/3501731sp75.shtml
>
>Installation fails during the initial system check after pressing
>Enter (or 'Linux noprobe' and all other variants). The last few lines
>are
>	[<c02a7c55>] cpufreq_register_driver+0x14b/0x271
>	[<c03b8714>] do_initcalls+0x49/0x8a
>	[<c010043c>] init+0x0/0x1d8
>	[<c01004e8>] init+0xac/0x1d8
>	[<c01041d9>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0xb
>	Code: (three lines of hex)
>	<0>Fatal exception: panic in 5 seconds
>	Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception
>and then it hangs.
>
>Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Dr. Roy Jensen
>(==========)-----------------------------------------¤
> Chemistry, Grant MacEwan College
> Edmonton, AB    T5J 4S2
> 780.633.3915