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For some motherboards, there may be a workaround by adding appropriate text to the grub config.
 
For some motherboards, there may be a workaround by adding appropriate text to the grub config.
 
The addition of the noapic and acpi=off to etc/grub.conf might solve the problem of reboots failing.
 
The addition of the noapic and acpi=off to etc/grub.conf might solve the problem of reboots failing.
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*Install on i586 system (k6, via etc)
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Hold shift key at boot time, then when you see the boot: prompt
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type: smei586
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*Installation hangs and the last screen shown is "Welcome to SME Server".  The last item is "*trying to mount CD device...". What should I do?
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Hold shift key at boot time, then when you see the boot: prompt
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type: sme ide=nodma
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*Install on IBM IntelliStation M Pro stalls
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Hold shift key at boot time, then when you see the boot: prompt
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type: sme acpi=off
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*Intel DG965 Motherboards will  not install
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Hold shift key at boot time, then when you see the boot: prompt
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type: sme pci=nommconf acpi=off all-generic-ide
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*Is there a problem installing SMESERVER with my laptop?
 
*Is there a problem installing SMESERVER with my laptop?
 
SME Server has never supported laptop PCMCIA network adaptors.  This being said, some possible workarounds have been identified in [[Bugzilla:1246]]
 
SME Server has never supported laptop PCMCIA network adaptors.  This being said, some possible workarounds have been identified in [[Bugzilla:1246]]
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====Boot options for install====
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For these problems, hold shift key at boot time, then when you see the 'boot:' prompt type:
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*Install on i586 system (k6, via etc)
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smei586
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*Installation hangs and the last screen shown is "Welcome to SME Server".
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sme ide=nodma
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*Install on IBM IntelliStation M Pro stalls
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sme acpi=off
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*Intel DG965 Motherboards will  not install
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sme pci=nommconf acpi=off all-generic-ide
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*When I try to install SMESERVER, it gets to SATA Driver installation and I get "Disabling INT 10)" and the system hangs.
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*SATA Driver installation error
Try holding SHIFT while the CD boots. At the boot: prompt, type:
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  sme acpi=off
  boot: sme acpi=off
      
===Installation (not hardware related) & Initial Configuration===
 
===Installation (not hardware related) & Initial Configuration===

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