Re: Installing Debian Linux 3.0r4
On Thu, 2005-05-12 at 08:44 -0400, Councillor Smola wrote:
> I have purchased a Debian install DVD disk from Softcopy Systems in Toronto.
>
> After the initial install process the program asks to reboot and I did so.
> The next phase was a screen indicating that the installation was correct.
> ie: Congradulations you have successfully installed Debion.
>
> At this point I was required to choose the correct time and zone but before
> I could do so the following message appeared :
>
> ide2: unexpected interrupt, status=0xd0, count= x(number)
>
> I also saw the message throughout the boot sequence starting at number 1,
> then number 340 when the time and zone message appeared, then I went for a
> Shower and came back to the computer realizing there was a continuous count
> up as high as 3,378.
>
> Any idea on what the problem could be?
>
> My Computer is a P4 running at 3.0 ghz
> two Hard Drives WD 40gb & 120 gb
> 1mb of ram
> ati All in Wonder Card 9000 series
> on board sound & network
ah yes, I recall this. I had it when the kernel I was installing was
modern enough for the hard drive. IIRC I had been trying the default
woody from downloading all the CDs (a mistake!). I wiped it all and
started again but this time using sarge and then using a SMP kernel from
backports.
M
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