Re: Debian install failure on laptop. Please help ...

1999-01-01 Thread Robert Alexander
AARGG !!! Tried resc1440 from 2.1.4 (with 2.0.36 kernel) and the laptop DOES NOT boot succesfully !! I know the machine can be booted to linux OK because of tomsrtbt doing so !!! The A20 Gating failed problem was fixed BUT the boot hangs with no message whatsoever after the

Debian install failure on laptop. Please help ...

1998-12-30 Thread Robert J. Alexander
I cannot boot any Debian (tecra or whatever) rescue disk on my latest laptop (previous 3 IBM Thinkpads where OK). Really need a solution. Here is the description (in the attachment). Thank you very much. Happy 1999. Bob Alexander [EMAIL PROTECTED]Very dear Debian friends, In the past I have

Re: Debian install failure on laptop. Please help ...

1998-12-30 Thread Brandon Mitchell
On Wed, 30 Dec 1998, Robert J. Alexander wrote: I cannot boot any Debian (tecra or whatever) rescue disk on my latest laptop (previous 3 IBM Thinkpads where OK). Try the latest rescue/drivers images in incoming (mirrored at llug.sep.bnl.gov). They use the 2.0.36 kernel and are now zImages so

Re: Debian install failure on laptop. Please help ...

1998-12-30 Thread Robert Alexander
Thank you very much Brandon. Good to hear there is some hope ... I tried your .gov site but despite having many 2.1.4 stuff the rescue are only 2.1.3 ... probably will have to try in some more time ... BTW the .gov site is a mirror. I looked for an Incoming directory on ftp.debian.org but no luck

Re: Debian install failure on laptop. Please help ...

1998-12-30 Thread Brandon Mitchell
On Wed, 30 Dec 1998, Robert Alexander wrote: Thank you very much Brandon. Good to hear there is some hope ... I tried your .gov site but despite having many 2.1.4 stuff the rescue are only 2.1.3 ... probably will have to try in some more time ... BTW the .gov site is a mirror. I looked for