I got an email message from someone who managed to get a standard Ubuntu distro to install, without a wired network card. He put his experience in the Ubuntu forums:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=704260 Note that this person completely blacklisted the SDHCI module, so he has no wired network card working. There may also be a way to blacklist the problematic modules at boot time, which I'm looking into. But in general, there is not yet an easy way to install a standard distribution of Ubuntu on these laptops. Apparently the next Hardy will have the 8139too kernel module compiled in a way compatible to this laptop (that's what this bug is about), but the sdhci kernel module (Bug #187671) is still an issue. I'm working on resolving it with the kernel folks, but it isn't resolved yet. I'll post here if I figure anything else out... -- Regression: RealTek 8139 hard-locks system on installation/modprobe (affects Averatec, Philips laptops) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/90271 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
