On Wed, 2003-07-09 at 02:33, Roger Ellison wrote: > 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 :).
DOH! (slaps forhead)
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