Re: Debian installation hangs

["Damir J. Naden" <dnaden@inforamp.net>]

Hi Robert Vollmert; unless Mutt is confused, you wrote:
> > The installation (CD or rescue floppy) loads the Linux kernel, and during the 
> > long series of hardware detection messages, successfully detects all the IDE 
> > devices and then hangs on the line.
> > 
> > md driver 0.35 MAX_MD_DEV=4 MAX_REAL=8
> 
> I have almost the same problem on my similar machine: When booting a pre-
> compiled debian kernel, my computer halts for about 30 seconds at the above
> line. Afterwards, it continues perfectly.
> 
> Try waiting?
> 
> Robert

I had the same experience at the md line; waiting it out for up to a minute
(maybe even more) solved the "problem".

HTH

damir