Re: discover skip agp WAS: install report HP Omnibook XE2

[stappers@stappers.nl (Geert Stappers)]

On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 09:58:10PM +0100, Pelayo Gonz?lez wrote:
> INSTALL REPORT
> 
<snip/>
> 
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> 
> Initial boot worked:    [o]
> Configure network HW:   [o]
> Config network:         [o]
> Detect CD:              [o]
> Load installer modules: [o]
> Detect hard drives:     [o]
> Partition hard drives:  [o]
> Create file systems:    [o]
> Mount partitions:       [o]
> Install base system:    [o]
> Install boot loader:    [o]
> Reboot:                 [o]
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
> 
> Comments/Problems:
> 
> Install base system fails due to a broken agp chipset. In this PC modprobe
> agpgart always hang forever not only for debian (I don't know if this happen in
> all XE2 or only in mine) so discover configuration hangs forever. 
> 
> This is the workaround I used to skip agpgart probing during discover setup:
>  - Boot in expert mode.
>  - Do all installation stages until Install base System.
>  - Star Install Base system and INMEDIATLY create a /target/etc/discover.conf
> containing 'skip agpgart'. This causes discover instalation to fail, but install
> base system fase is completed.
>  - chroot to /target, mv /etc/discover.con.dpkg-new /etc/discover.conf and add
> 'skip agpgart'. Reinstall discover in the chroot. exit the chroot.
>  - Continue installation. And reboot.
> 

I think this information shouldn't get lost...


Cheers
Geert Stappers