Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > On 9 Aug 2002, Christian Groessler wrote: > > > On 08/06/2002 01:09:26 PM MST Michael wrote: > > > > > >Anybody get this? > > > > > >I get through the entire config process for install only to have the > > >computer > > >lock-up while Installing the base system. > > > > This is a me-too, but this time on a Mac Centris 650. > > I've tried to install from cdrom and it locks up scanning the package > > list. > > No vc switch possible, freezed. Debian 3.0. > > Your kernel is hanging himself when trying to access the harddisk and the > CD-ROM simultaneously. > > There's a boot-time option to work around the problem, but it slows your > harddisk access down quite a lot. I don't exactly remember what the option > is, but you should be able to find it in the archives of the m68k-build > list, which you can find through http://www.nocrew.org For machine's with a NCR53c9x SCSI controller you can try to disable SCSI reselects with the kernel option: mac53c9x=1,0 (unless you're using a Quadra900 or 950, then it's mac53c9x=2,0).
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