Re: Boot process freezes on laptop
On Sun, Dec 16, 2001 at 09:06:04PM -0600, Charles Janik wrote:
| I am trying to install debian 2.1 from a CD that came with a book
| about debian. I am trying to install it on a 933 mnz laptop and when
| I try to boot it for the first time she whole system freezes at the
| line that says:
|
| md driver 0.36.3 MAX_MD_DEV=4, MAX_REAL=8
|
| I let the system sit for about an hour and it didn't move. I tried
| to boot on an old 233 mhz machine and it worked just fine. I am
| inexperienced with linux, if you could please help me I would
| greatly appreciated.
2.1 (slink) is old. Even 2.2 (potato) is old, but it is the current
stable release. I recommend getting 2.2 (potato) and trying with
that.
-D
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