Re: R4025 Laptop
On 6/5/05, Charlie <aries-tao@bigpond.com> wrote:
> Well done.
>
> Chris Swanson wrote:
>
> >On 6/5/05, Chris Swanson <chrisjswanson@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>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
> >>>
> >>>--
> >>>As to conforming outwardly, and living your own life inwardly, I have not a very high opinion of that course.
> >>>.......................................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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >Got it, thanks again to everyone for the help. Here's what finally did it:
> >
> >boot: linux acpi=off vga=788
> >
> >Also, I found it needs a cd that was burned in "disk at once" mode,
> >if it is not finalized then it won't be able to mount it.
> >
> >Chris
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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> .......................................Henry David Thoreau
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Thanks Charlie
Yet another update on this situation:
Sadly, the 'acpi=off' was not as successful as I had thought. It kept
the install from locking up, but then my network interface wouldn't
come up.
The solution: It turns out that the system is not actually frozen,
just the keyboard. I found out that you can reset the keyboard driver
by holding the function key and the left shift key together. After
this, I was able to complete the install.
What annoys me is that I must do this every time I start Linux, in
order to get the keyboard working. Hopefully, I will soon find a way
to fix this.
Chris
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