On Wed, 2003-07-09 at 01:35, Larry Sword wrote: > * *From:* Roger Ellison > * *Subject:* [expert] installing 9.1 on laptop hangs > * *Date:* 6 Jul 2003 21:03:58 -0000 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > I just got a Compaq Presario 2500. The 9.1 install hangs in the > graphical installer with the following on the screen: > > 'installing driver for bus/firewire card Texas Instruments|TSB43AB21 > iEEE-1394 controller (PHY/Link) 1394a-2000' > > The 1394 is builtin and can't be disabled in BIOS. Is there a > workaround; such, as a kernel parameter which'll disable loading of the > driver? > > Thanks > Roger > > > Try the "linux noauto" to bypass the hardware detection. > > Thanks, that did the trick. It's installed and running fine thus far (at 5:32am :).
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