Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: <sarge 2004-12-04> uname -a: <new machine> Date: <2004-12-09> Method: <DVD boot>
Machine: <Gateway E-4100> Processor: P4 2.8GHz HT Memory: 512 DDR 333MHz Root Device: <Maxtor IDE 60 GB> Root Size/partition table: <root and swap> Output of lspci and lspci -n: N/A Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [E] = didn't try it Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems: [O] Mount partitions: [O] Install base system: [O] Install boot loader: [O] Reboot: [E] The base installation goes smooth, - kernel 2.6 - partition the disk in root and swap, use ext3 - for boot loader I tried both LILO and GRUB Now the problem comes after the reboot when I should boot into Linux. The system freezes on BIOS startup when it detects the hard drive. In order to be able boot I have to (I know it's criminal!) pull the power suply from the disk, boot successfully from the DVD and then plug the power supply for the disk back. Then I would repeat the installation, try some other things (the disk is detected and formatted properly) and when it comes to rebooting the BIOS would freeze again. I also tried another new hard drive. Before the installation touches the drive the BIOS is OK. But after the base installation (which partitions/formats the drive) the BIOS just hangs on hard drive detection. When it freezes I cannot even enter the BIOS setup or boot from another device. This led me into thinking that the freeze is caused by the drive detection. Now the big question: How could the installer affect the hard drive in such a way that it freezes the BIOS? Even if it messes up the MBR and all the partitions, I should still be able to get into the BIOS setup, right? Million thanks, Bogdan Calmac. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
