Re: installation

[Kenneth Macdonald Karlsen <ken@fiona-victor.com>]

Jeff Loy wrote:

> When I enter the "vanilla" at the boot prompt, and the installation 
> process begins, it hangs up at the line "Serial driver version 4.27 
> with HUB-6 MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ enabled".  At this point, I 
> have to unplug the computer and plug it back in to reboot.  I have a 
> new computer with Windows XP already installed on the hard drive I am 
> trying to install Debian on.  The hard disk already has a second 
> partition to install Debian to.  Any help would be appreciated.
>
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Try using the bf 2.4 option on the boot screen. Cant remember exact but 
it is something like that. Then you boot on a 2.4 kernel instead of an 
ancient 2.2.
If that doesnt work try to remove plugandplaybios in you bios.
Kenneth.