Hello - I'm new on the list, although not to Debian nor to laptops. However, the latest combination has left me rather dazed, and I'm wondering if someone might have some "workarounds".
The good: both Potato and Woody bootdisks (w/ customized kernel) work w/ my HP N5430 (it is a laptop). The rootdisks also work, and I'm able to download both the rescue and driver packages from either release. The bad: By the time it comes to installing the base system, dbootstrap collapses. No output, just a little warning saying it exited with errors. This happens with both the disks, at exactly the same point. Frustrating isn't the word. The customized kernel in question is a souped-up 2.4.2 w/ the augmented tulip_core.c code, (for my Accton EN2242 chip). The rest of the bootdisk contents (on both Woody and Potato) are unchanged. If I can get the base system loaded, things would probably go quite well, as I've had the opportunity to look over drivers I'll need and where to get them. I would, however, really appreciate any idea as to what exactly is happening to make dbootstrap choke. Many thanks in advance - Alpha -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
