Bug#230455: FWD: Install Report [Failed Install]
> http://people.debian.org/cdimage/testing/netinst/i386/beta2/sarge-i386-netinst.iso
> (2004.01.21)
> Root Device: I don't know what "root device" means.
The device on which you have your root (/) partition. e.g. an IDE or
a SCSI drive.
> Root Size/partition table: How do I get this information?
fdisk -l /dev/hda can show it.
> keyboard goes dead when the first non-text screen appears for selecting
> language.
> I have googled around on this, and this problem has been reported by
> others who are using relatively new Dells, including Optiplexes and
> Dimensions. This has been happening on the Sarge install ISOs (not only
> netinst) since I have been trying them for about six weeks. It also
> happens with Woody BF24.
Can you please download a new image from
http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sarge_d-i/
Can you try to boot this. If the keyboard does not work, can you
please enter linux26 on the boot prompt, this will give you the 2.6
kernel. Can you also try booting with: linux noapic nolapic
(and maybe: linux26 noapic nolapic). Do any of these work? Which do?
Which do not?
--
Martin Michlmayr
tbm@cyrius.com
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