Re: [expert] installing 9.1 on laptop hangs
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 - 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 :). Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] installing 9.1 on laptop hangs
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 - 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) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] installing 9.1 on laptop hangs
in case you're lucky enough to have your CD on that firewire, I've got instructions for making a network boot disk at http://www.monkeynoodle.org/comp/vx88/ On Sun, 2003-07-06 at 15:09, James Sparenberg wrote: On Sun, 2003-07-06 at 13:15, Roger Ellison wrote: 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 Roger yes there is a way around it. Supposedly doing f1 and then booting linux nofirewire will disable the firewire detection Here's a page that talks about this one. http://bizforums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x9b0c5fe8b250d71190080090279cd0f9,00.html (about 4 comments down is the first mention of this one.) James __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture... http://www.monkeynoodle.org/resume.html Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] installing 9.1 on laptop hangs
I tried 'linux nofirewire' and the install died as before with the same message. Roger On Sun, 2003-07-06 at 18:09, James Sparenberg wrote: On Sun, 2003-07-06 at 13:15, Roger Ellison wrote: 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 Roger yes there is a way around it. Supposedly doing f1 and then booting linux nofirewire will disable the firewire detection Here's a page that talks about this one. http://bizforums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x9b0c5fe8b250d71190080090279cd0f9,00.html (about 4 comments down is the first mention of this one.) James __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
