noacpi noapic ???

[vipulkelkar]

When i installed hardy on my PC..i had to edit 'quiet splash' to 'noacpi noapic'
What is that ??

[Mighty_Joe]

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_Interface) and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Programmable_Interrupt_Controller). Two notoriously problematic hardware interfaces.