Re: R4025 Laptop
On 6/5/05, Frans Pop <aragorn@tiscali.nl> wrote:
> On Sunday 05 June 2005 17:56, Chris Swanson wrote:
> > I have this compaq r4025 laptop (it is an amd 64). I cannot seem to
> > get Linux on it (Debian or otherwise). When I try to boot off an
> > install CD it gets about as far as initializing the framebuffer and
> > then hangs. I tried the "nofb" kernel option (also I think the debian
> > option is vga16:no or something like that) and this keeps the video
> > from locking, but the system still hangs.
>
> Try reading the Installation Guide.
> You'll find 'debian-installer/framebuffer=false' to disable the
> framebuffer.
>
> Cheers,
> FJP
>
>
>
Thanks for the info. I tried 'debian-installer/framebuffer=false' and
found it to have no effect on my computer. The option that I am using
is 'video=vga16:off' and that seems to work. It takes me into what
seems to be a different version of the installer, and everything runs
really slow. Between each menu it brings something up that says
"Debian is determining the current state of your system...." (or maybe
this has always been there and now it's just staying up long enough
for me to notice it).
Anyways I'll see what I can do, maybe it will work after all.
Thanks again for the help
Chris
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