Bug#395199: debian 3.1r3 impossible to install on HP Compaq nx6325

[Frank-Michael Fischer <fmfischer@gmx.net>]

package: debian-installer
version: ???
severity: critical
debian version: 3.1r3

Any installation attempt on a HP Compaq nx6325 notebook fails for a
multitude of reasons:

   1. starting with "linux" results in not-recognizing the keyboard, no
      interaction possible
   2. starting with "linux noapic" results in recognizing the keyboard
      but not recognizing the single hard drive (which is S-ATA),
      therefore no partitioning etc. possible
   3. starting with "linux26" results in recognizing the keyboard but
      not recognizing the single hard drive (which is S-ATA), therefore
      no partitioning etc. possible
   4. starting with "linux26 noapic" also results in recognizing the
      keyboard but not recognizing the single hard drive (which is
      S-ATA), therefore no partitioning etc. possible

I am using ubuntu 6.06.1 i386 on this very notebook to create this bug
report, also SUSE 10.1 is installable and runs fine on this hardware
(both need "noapic" for proper function.

FMF