Re: Install CD boot problem

[Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de>]

#include <hallo.h>
* David Goodenough [Sat, Aug 17 2002, 11:14:17AM]:

> I have (so far) tried the netinst boot and bootbf24 mini isos.
> The boot iso hangs after finding that this device has no floppy
> drive, the bf24 iso hangs after the Compac CISS message.  I also
> had to hand an old 2.2r3 CD set, and that hung at the same place
> (after finding no floppy) as the boot iso.

Did you try the idepci flavor? Accessible on the CD#1 or one of the
other CDs labeled with "idepci kernel" or similar.

> This box is full of SIS chips, and I know that I will have to
> get the latest SIS drivers when I get to that stage (I have other
> laptops around which use the same SIS630 chip).

SIS630 sucks.

Gruss/Regards,
Eduard.
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