Re: Amiga Locking up on install.
Wouter Verhelst wrote:
>
> On 9 Aug 2002, Christian Groessler wrote:
>
> > On 08/06/2002 01:09:26 PM MST Michael wrote:
> > >
> > >Anybody get this?
> > >
> > >I get through the entire config process for install only to have the computer
> > >lock-up while Installing the base system.
> >
> > This is a me-too, but this time on a Mac Centris 650.
> > I've tried to install from cdrom and it locks up scanning the package
> > list.
> > No vc switch possible, freezed. Debian 3.0.
>
> Your kernel is hanging himself when trying to access the harddisk and the
> CD-ROM simultaneously.
>
> There's a boot-time option to work around the problem, but it slows your
> harddisk access down quite a lot. I don't exactly remember what the option
> is, but you should be able to find it in the archives of the m68k-build
> list, which you can find through http://www.nocrew.org
For machine's with a NCR53c9x SCSI controller you can try to disable
SCSI reselects with the kernel option: mac53c9x=1,0 (unless you're using
a Quadra900 or 950, then it's mac53c9x=2,0).
HTH, Erik
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