-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Richard Minutillo wrote: > I've been attempting to install the 20080907 image to an SD card in the > internal SD slot of my 4G. I noted the comment on the wiki and read the > referenced thread about SD card issues, but I've had no other issues > with the SD card reader under normal Xandros operations, and I have a > late BIOS (0901.) In any event, here's what is happening to me: > > No problems copying the IMG to a USB stick and booting it. If I boot > with an SD card in the internal reader (any card) the installation > appears to hang before the first 'choose language' dialog, If I pop out > the card the installation proceeds normally, but as soon as I insert the > SD card the installation appears to hang and the alt console displays > "end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 7812088" among other messages. > > I get this problem with all of the SD cards I have tested, and I get it > whether I'm booting on battery power or plugged in. > > If I wait long enough (several minutes) the installation picks up after > each apparant hang, but each hardware detection (including network > interface detection) takes several minutes to get through and, > utimately, when I finally get to the partitioner, it does not find the > SD card, only the boot stick and the internal flash drive! > > If I attempt a stick-to stick installation, by-passing the internal card > reader, no issues. > > I'd really like to try debian on the eeepc, and I's really like to > install it on and boot it off the internal card reader. Suggestions welcome. > > RGM > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Debian-eeepc-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/debian-eeepc-devel I would have tended to say its a card error, but as you say that you have tried several cards, i guess the only thing that it could otherwise be is the actuall reader itself. Many people have installed to sd cards by now, and it generally isnt a problem. Kernel io messages tend to be hardware issues in my experience.
Cheers Glenn -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkjRutEACgkQV8GyuTwyskNeQQCfZ3gXrkyV585mxoGRm8Mai3QC NYYAnjUez3V9Tx4V0bCAL6e1HOwSZL3j =LIMx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Debian-eeepc-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/debian-eeepc-devel
