RE: Woody Net Install CD Hangs on Dell Laptop
Just FYI: most modern machines feature a hard power down by pressing the
power button for four seconds; if it works for you, that should be better
for your machine than removing the battery.
Regards,
Martijn
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Forman [mailto:jforman@mail.utexas.edu]
> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 8:02 PM
> To: debian-cd@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Woody Net Install CD Hangs on Dell Laptop
>
>
> I have recently downloaded the 31MB Woody net install cd
> http://people.debian.org/~ieure/netinst/releases/20020626/
>
> and want to install it on my Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop again. But for
> some reason, the installer hangs. Never at any one specific spot. It
> causes a full hang, where I must remove the battery and AC power to
> power down the machine, pressing the power button or alt-ctl-del does
> not do anything.
>
> I remember using the last release of the woody netinstall cd to install
> on this machine, and it worked. I've screwed up a couple things on my
> laptop and want to reinstall, dont ask. =)
>
> Any ideas? Is there anyway to get a debug screen during the install, or
> even after it hangs?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> jeff
>
> jforman@mail.utexas.edu
>
>
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