Re: Need information from people who have had problems with boot
I think this was a low-memory problem - it's a 4MB thinkpad, right?
Dale Scheetz and Sven Rudolph are currently working on reducing memory
usage in the boot floppies.
Thanks
Bruce
> Subject: RE: Need information from people who have had problems with boot
> I would like to point out that I have finally managed to produce a working
> Debian installation on my Thinkpad 365XD. I found the 1.1 diskset on
> ftp.infomagic.com and installed the base system from those. The 1.1 disks
have
> no trouble booting the Thinkpad (though I have had no luck whatsoever booting
> with the 1.2 disks). I then pointed dselect to the iConnect 1.2 CD that I
had
> purchased and worked from there. I no longer see the 1.1 distribution on
> ftp.debian.org - would it not be a good idea to keep it?
>
> Paul
>
> On 07-Jan-97 bruce@pixar.com wrote:
> >>Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> is building a new boot disk set while
> >I am out cleaning up after a flood in my home and have no working
> >computers. I know there are a number of people who have had trouble
> >booting for various reasons, and Dale does not have any of the feedback
> >you gave me. Please send him information on what drivers hang up your
> >system, etc.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Bruce
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