Debbie Dean wrote:
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> At 12:35 25/06/00, you wrote:
>
> >Sounds like it doesn't like your IDE controller.Maybe if you turn off
> >the power before attempting install you'll be more lucky.I've seen it
> >laptops so it may help.Also you could try and in BIOS set PNP OS to NO.
> >This will make the BIOS to initialize the cards and may help.If worst
> >come
> >to worst remove all unnecessary cards .
>
> Thanks for this. In my BIOS there is no setting for PNP OS, but I have
> tried changing various PCI settings and still no results:-(
>
> But what I find strange is that it loaded the first time and then when I
> tried again nothing, surely if it was a problem with my IDE it wouldn't
> have installed to start with, would it?
yes and no.In theory shouldn't matter but in practice..maybe something
happened in between.It mostly depends on how the kernel is compiled.
On a p166 I've tried ,the Storm-compiled kernel wouldn't even
start(floppy boot) but the Debian-compiled one didn't have any problems.
> The only thing I have changed is I have replaced the memory, as I kept
> getting memory test errors at powerup!!
This really shouldn't make any difference.!!!
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Debbie
None that can be easily implemented.Sorry.
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