On 6/5/05, Charlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well done. > > Chris Swanson wrote: > > >On 6/5/05, Chris Swanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>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 > >> > >> > >> > >Got it, thanks again to everyone for the help. Here's what finally did it: > > > >boot: linux acpi=off vga=788 > > > >Also, I found it needs a cd that was burned in "disk at once" mode, > >if it is not finalized then it won't be able to mount it. > > > >Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > As to conforming outwardly, and living your own life inwardly, I have not a > very high opinion of that course. > .......................................Henry David Thoreau > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.2 - Release Date: 4/06/2005 > > Thanks Charlie
Yet another update on this situation: Sadly, the 'acpi=off' was not as successful as I had thought. It kept the install from locking up, but then my network interface wouldn't come up. The solution: It turns out that the system is not actually frozen, just the keyboard. I found out that you can reset the keyboard driver by holding the function key and the left shift key together. After this, I was able to complete the install. What annoys me is that I must do this every time I start Linux, in order to get the keyboard working. Hopefully, I will soon find a way to fix this. Chris
