wjohnst2 The solution for Linux is a little easier.
And you don't need to compile a new kernel in order to fix it.
The trick works on Mandrake 9 but it should work on any distribution :
- When you have the choice to press ENTER or F1 to install Mandrake from
the CDROM, press F1 to choose an alternate way of installation
- Type : linux *apm=off no-hlt*
Here is the trick
Disabling apm is not enough in Linux, you should also
disable the HLT instruction. This is related to cpu iddle. On any
serious distribution, you could append parameters to the kernel at boot
time so the principle will be the same on other distributions.
Then, you can install Mandrake without shutdown during the installation...
After, you must choose and configure the boot manager (lilo or
grub), you must edit the entries in order to add the options *apm=off
no-hlt* to the kernel at boot time.
Then, there should be no problem