Bug#462043: crash on bootup
Basic conclusion: the linux kernel doesn't fully support your hardware.
This is not something the Debian Installer team can do something about, and
we're also not the best people to help you fix or work around the issue as
we're not kernel experts.
On Tuesday 22 January 2008, A R wrote:
> Comments/Problems:
> I tried the latest stable build
> http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r2/i386/bt-cd/
> but got a crash on bootup; it was suggested that I try the latest build
> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386/bt-cd/
> but the same problem exists.
Is the output at the bottom from this crash? If so, it does look like an
ACPI related problem.
> Booting with the option acpi=off gets me further into the installation,
> but I have hardware problems down the line so I can't finish the
> installation. (Seems to be a problem with overheating).
acpi=off is a very course option that is never a solution, but can help to
narrow down an issue. It could also very well be the cause of the
overheating problem. Maybe there are other options you could try, but I
don't know them well enough to advise you on that.
> I searched the internet and found that someone had a similar problem with
> a compaq armada, and this person had to build the kernel with a 3rd-party
> patch.
> http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/hosted/armada-1700-debian/
> Would I have to do something like that to get this to work?
I've taken a quick look at this link and it the info and patches are for a
_very_ old kernel version. I would not try applying this to a current
kernel.
The information does point to problems with the ACPI tables included with
the BIOS of your system. The first thing you should check if any BIOS
updates are available from Compaq and install those.
For really expert advice about this issue and how it could be fixed you
should contact the kernel maintainers directly. For ACPI related issues
this is: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org.
The other option is to do more googling.
It seems to have been supported OK by older versions of the kernel (2.2,
maybe 2.4), so you could try installing Sarge [1]. That could give you at
least a working to further investigate the problem with newer kernels.
These links describe similar problems as yours with 2.6.15:
http://twistagain.blogspot.com/2007/04/ubuntu-linux-on-armada-1700-laptop_08.html
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1910
But again, someone who has a 1700 really needs to work with the kernel
developers to really fix this issue!
Cheers,
FJP
[1] http://www.debian.org/releases/sarge/debian-installer/
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