Re: Debian installation hangs
At 11:13 AM 12/10/1998 -0500, Tun Yang wrote:
>This is not related to this problem, but I thought I'd just throw in some
>ideas...
>I have an Adaptec 2940UW, and when I upgraded my motherboard and cpu, I put
>it in PCI slot #1. Debian cd boot up hung somewhere. (I think at the scsi
>init area). That "other" O/S still worked perfectly though. But, I switched
>the adaptec to slot #2, and the video card to slot #1, and everything was
>fine and dandy again. Reason? I still don't know. Does anyone?
>
>maybe you could try removing your hardware and you might find something
>quirky...
I *think*, and don't quote me on this, that some motherboards somehow share
an EISA/ISA slot with a PCI slot. What this means, I don't know. At any
rate, it slot #1 is a shared slot, it might have something to do with your
problem.
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