Difference btw installing 5.4 Release in Safe mode and Normal?

[Chuck Swiger]

Ivailo Bonev wrote:
> What is the difference between installing 5.4 Release in Safe mode and  
> Normal installation?
> Tried installing Normal installation on laptop paniced, but with Safe 
> mode  is ok?

Safe mode disables ACPI/APM, it disables APIC and SMP, it slows down the hard 
drives and so forth from UltraDMA speeds to the safer PIO modes.

It would help to report exactly what laptop you have, as well as the panic 
message, but if you can install in safe mode, you have a chance to update the 
system sources and build a kernel with various options to try and track down 
where the problem is.

You should also make sure your laptop BIOS is completely up-to-date.

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-Chuck