On 6/5/05, Charlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris Swanson wrote: > > >On 6/5/05, Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>On Sunday 05 June 2005 17:56, Chris Swanson wrote: > >> > >> > >>>I have this compaq r4025 laptop (it is an amd 64). I cannot seem to > >>>get Linux on it (Debian or otherwise). When I try to boot off an > >>>install CD it gets about as far as initializing the framebuffer and > >>>then hangs. I tried the "nofb" kernel option (also I think the debian > >>>option is vga16:no or something like that) and this keeps the video > >>>from locking, but the system still hangs. > >>> > >>> > >>Try reading the Installation Guide. > >>You'll find 'debian-installer/framebuffer=false' to disable the > >>framebuffer. > >> > >>Cheers, > >>FJP > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >Thanks for the info. I tried 'debian-installer/framebuffer=false' and > >found it to have no effect on my computer. The option that I am using > >is 'video=vga16:off' and that seems to work. It takes me into what > >seems to be a different version of the installer, and everything runs > >really slow. Between each menu it brings something up that says > >"Debian is determining the current state of your system...." (or maybe > >this has always been there and now it's just staying up long enough > >for me to notice it). > > > >Anyways I'll see what I can do, maybe it will work after all. > >Thanks again for the help > >Chris > > > > > > > At the boot prompt, try:- "noapi vga=788" for starters. If that doesn't > work try:- "noapic nolapic vga=788" If that doesn't work try use the > video=vga16:off > > Charlie > > -- > As to conforming outwardly, and living your own life inwardly, I have not a > very high opinion of that course. > .......................................Henry David Thoreau > Charlie
Tried both 'noapi' and 'noapic nolapic' with 'vga=788', unfortunately no luck. It still hangs up at the keyboard selection menu. Any other ideas? Thanks Chris
