Re: hp dx5150 install successful
Hi,
> On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 08:18:19AM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote:
> > I've recently bought a hp dx5150, and I am trying to get
> > it up and running the amd64 port.
> >
> > d-i netinst CD with 2.6.12 from http://tinyplanet.ca/~lsorense/amd64
> > worked, except for
> > 1. it booted in text mode, so I couldn't see anything Japanese, so
> > had to install in English
>
> Hmm, I wonder if the kernel I used didn't have framebuffer support. I
> wouldn't have noticed since I do use english. :) Something to look
> into.
That would be an improvement; it could be due to some
graphic driver issue.
> > 2. did not autodetect sata_sil, I modprobe'd it manually in VT2.
>
> Yes the discover info still needs some updates for auto detection of
> newer devices to work.
That should be fine.
>
> > X seems a bit shakey, so I will probably need to explore a bit more.
>
> That's not unusualy with an ATI chip.
>
Debian xorg installation automatically detected it was an ati
chip, and chose 'ati' driver.
According to other information, I should be able to use
'radeon' driver with this chipset and that should
work better.
Anyway, thanks for your ISO image; that's gotten me
some starting point.
regards,
junichi
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