I'm trying to install Debian Linux on an AST Ascentia 910N laptop computer. Booting the rescue disk with no boot parameters causes the machine to lock up while loading root.bin. Windows is currently installed on the machine, and that boots up just fine.
I found a success story involving Slackware and the 910N at the "Linux on Laptops" site (http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/ linux-laptop/), so I don't think there's anything too exotic under the hood. It has 24MB RAM, which should be sufficient. The Debian install pages lead me to the FTP site: ftp://kalle.csb.ki.se/pub/ where I found an alternate image called "resc1440.bin-non-eata-dma," but no explanation as to its use. Does anybody know anything about this? Has anybody successfully installed Debian Linux on this model? Thanks for your help. Marc ---------- Marc Mongeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unix Specialist Ban-Koe Systems 9100 W Bloomington Fwy Bloomington, MN 55431-2200 (612)888-0123, x417 | FAX: (612)888-3344 ---------- "It's such a fine line between clever and stupid." -- David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel of "Spinal Tap"
