On Wednesday 25 July 2001 18:59, Chris Slater-Walker wrote:
> Can you disable USB functionality in the BIOS?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rodolphe Echard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "civileme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 6:24 PM
> Subject: RE: [expert] Installation on Compaq presario 1211 (Athlon)
>
> > Hi,
> > I recall I have a Compaq presario 1211ea (Athlon 900 MHz).
> >
> > Installation process fails and my laptop gets froozen
> > * with Mandradre 8.0 just after the message :
> > Loading program into memory
> > [************************************************************]
> > in second stage install
> > * with RedHat 7.1 too after the message :
> > /sbin/loader
> >
> > I've pursued investigations.
> >
> > I've found a first answer on www.redhat.com. There is an incompatibity
> > between the kernel and the compaq usb port
> > (see http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19624 )
> >
> > It's still incomplete : I could go one step further (proceeding to the
> > installation) but usb still makes RedHat crashed after.
> >
> > As I should prefer installing Mandrake 8.0, I was wondering if this can
>
> help
>
> > you to help me ? :-)
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rodolphe Echard
OK if you have another computer available or another system on this one, make a boot
CD from /images/alternatives/cdrom.img-2.2.19BADZ5. Boot from that floppy to install.
And to avoid trouble booting in case it happens also with the running kernel, use
expert and click to the flat list on package installation, scroll down to the k's and
select
kernel22-2.2.19-10mdk to install as well as the stock kernel. Make a boot for
it during bootloader installation, and boot to that kernel22 if you need to. There is
a switch for the AMD Irongate Chipset in the kernel configuration which disables
USB probes, so you can compile your own 2.4 kernel with our source and that single
change.
Just remember to make mrproper first because the source isn't clean (deps information)
Civileme
