Re: Debian install on an ia64, HP Pavilion dv6t-1000
On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 09:14:15PM -0400, mike morrison wrote:
> I'm trying to install "Lenny" onto an HP Pavilion dv6t-1000 CTO
> Entertainment notebook PC, P/N NB636AV with: System board ID, 3627;
> Intel Itanium Core 2 Duo CPU, P8600 @2GHz; BIOS version F.22.
You don't have an Itanium/ia64 machine - there's no such thing as an
Itanium notebook. Try the i386 port.
> I've tried every CD-based installation available, ending with
> professionally produced DVD's; no joy! The BIOS/CMOS recognizes the DVD
> in the drive, but absolutely refuses to boot from it. Instead, the
> screen clears, the cursor performs a newline, then, nothing; the PC
> hangs. Apparently, the BIOS is the problem.
>
> I've asked HP for help and they've flat out refused to support the effort.
>
> Next, I'll try network installation and Linux within Windows. But, I'd
> rather a straight boot -- anybody got any suggestions?
>
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dann frazier
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