Bug#253785: Install Problem
On Friday 11 June 2004 06:33, Mike Fledzinskas wrote:
> Install freezes at the beginning, during the initial hardware detection.
> This occurs at the same spot every time, when it says "Detecting hardware
> to find CD-ROM drives", the progress bar shows 97% complete and right below
> it says "Starting PC card services..."
This looks like a known problem with some laptop models.
Please try starting the installer with 'linux DEBCONF-PRIORITY=medium' or
'expert'.
You will be asked during hardware detection whether you want to start PCMCIA
services. Answer 'Yes'.
Next you will be given the opportunity to exclude address ranges. As you have
a Dell, the solution is probably to enter 'exclude port 0x800-0x8ff' there.
See [1] and [2] for reference.
[1] http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch05s01.html#id2513912
[2] http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/doc/PCMCIA-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.5
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