On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 09:58:10PM +0100, Pelayo Gonz?lez wrote: > INSTALL REPORT > <snip/> > > Base System Installation Checklist: > > Initial boot worked: [o] > Configure network HW: [o] > Config network: [o] > Detect CD: [o] > Load installer modules: [o] > Detect hard drives: [o] > Partition hard drives: [o] > Create file systems: [o] > Mount partitions: [o] > Install base system: [o] > Install boot loader: [o] > Reboot: [o] > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Comments/Problems: > > Install base system fails due to a broken agp chipset. In this PC modprobe > agpgart always hang forever not only for debian (I don't know if this happen in > all XE2 or only in mine) so discover configuration hangs forever. > > This is the workaround I used to skip agpgart probing during discover setup: > - Boot in expert mode. > - Do all installation stages until Install base System. > - Star Install Base system and INMEDIATLY create a /target/etc/discover.conf > containing 'skip agpgart'. This causes discover instalation to fail, but install > base system fase is completed. > - chroot to /target, mv /etc/discover.con.dpkg-new /etc/discover.conf and add > 'skip agpgart'. Reinstall discover in the chroot. exit the chroot. > - Continue installation. And reboot. >
I think this information shouldn't get lost... Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
