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Re: Boot hangs at "Serial driver version 4.27" etc.



On Thu, May 22, 2003 at 01:24:56AM -0500, Katherine McFall wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to install Debian potato from CDs.  The machine boots up to the CD
> okay, but after the kernel loads, the system hangs partway through boot.
> 
> Everything goes fine until I get the following message:
> 
> "Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled"
> 
> at which point the machine hangs.  Ctrl-Alt-Del and the reset button do
> nothing; I have to physically power cycle the box.
> 
> It's a built-from-scratch system with a brand-new motherboard, plus the usual
> (two HDs, a CD-ROM, a CD-RW, floppy, video and network cards).
> 
> Anyone have a clue what's going on?  Thanks,

Try one of the other flavors, some drivers you need may be 
missing from some flavors. If these are common components, 
maybe idepci would be best.

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