Re: R4025 Laptop
On 6/5/05, Charlie <aries-tao@bigpond.com> wrote:
> Chris Swanson wrote:
>
> >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
> >
> >
> >
> At the boot prompt, try:- "noapi vga=788" for starters. If that doesn't
> work try:- "noapic nolapic vga=788" If that doesn't work try use the
> video=vga16:off
>
> Charlie
>
> --
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> .......................................Henry David Thoreau
>
Charlie
Tried both 'noapi' and 'noapic nolapic' with 'vga=788', unfortunately no luck.
It still hangs up at the keyboard selection menu.
Any other ideas?
Thanks
Chris
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