Re: Etch install fails on HP 9000 715 and 755
On Wednesday 28 February 2007, Trey Perrin wrote:
> I am trying to install Etch on two HP 9000 series workstations. One is a
> 715/50 with 64 MB of RAM, and the other is a 755/99 with 192 MB of RAM.
> When using the tty0 console (monitor and HIL keyboard and mouse), the
> keyboard loses functionality after booting to the CD. I get to the
> "Choose Language" screen of the debian-installer and cannot proceed.
> Even adding BOOT_DEBUG=3, the keyboard does not work in the "just
> booted" shell. I also attempted installing through the serial console,
> but it hangs while attempting to detect the CD ROM. I have tried Etch
> RC1 and a weekly build I downloaded on February 22.
>
> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/hppa/iso-cd
>
> Both result in the same problems. Any suggestions on how to get the
> graphical installer to work?
Hi Trey,
the HIL drivers are pretty much broken in the current kernels.
I'm trying to fix them, but it won't be before 2.6.22 when they work.
So, until then you should somehow try continuing to install via serial console.
Best regards,
Helge
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