Re: debian-installer - HP ProBook 6560b
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 06:39:21PM +0200, g.spellauge wrote:
> i just tried to install debian on a HP ProBook 6560b with
> preinstalled windows7.
>
> these attempt were kind of frustrating and not successfull.
>
> 1. shinked the windows partition to get space for linux.
>
> 2. tried to install squeeze - no network device was found
Not surprising.
> 2. tried to install testing, networkdevice was found but the
> installer was unable to intall grub or lilo
Odd.
> 3. deleted windows and reinstalled
Probably unnecesary. Windows can shrink itself quite well.
> 4. installed testing on /dev/sda5 - no complains about
> networkinterface or installing grub, but when i tried to reboot, no
> os was found
See next answer.
> 5. started in debian rescuemode and unset the boot-flag from
> /dev/sda5 and set the boot-flag on /dev/sda2 (the windows
> partition)
Many bioses incorrectly declare a disk not bootable if none of the primary
partitions is set bootable (even though the bootable flag is irrelevant
when you aren't running dos or windows since only the MBR cares what it
is set to, and grub doesn't care at all and is in the MBR). It's a BIOS
bug, but not one that is likely to ever get fixed.
> 6. rebooted an was presented the grub prompt, selected debian. the
> system started to boot, but atfter displaying some line the display
> started flickering and nothing debian did not startup.
Sounds like the usual lack of working drivers for intel's new graphics
core found in sandy bridge chips.
> 7. rebooted and selected windows at the grub prompt. windows started
> up without any complains
>
> what can i do to install debian on this laptop?
Wait a while. Anything with Sandy Bridge built in graphics is a
nightmare under linux at this time. Debian unstable MIGHT be able to
get it going, but testing almost certainly can't yet. No change at all
with stable. This will be true with probably all linux distributions
at this time.
--
Len Sorensen
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