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   Subject: Re: Edgy installation failed   
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   Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:12:08 GMT   
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   elaich wrote:   
   > First, let me mention that I've had this problem with several Linux Live    
   > CDs.   
   >    
   > I downloaded Edgy, and burnt the iso in Windows using IsoBurn. Unbuntu    
   > was very slow to boot up, or to do anything after booting. I clicked on    
   > the Install icon, and 45 minutes later, had gotten to step 2 of 6. The CD    
   > deck showed constant activity, but nothing was happening. I finally went    
   > to bed, with the step two dialog box about halfway filled in, hoping that    
   > it would be finished by morning.   
   >    
   > When I got up, all activity had ceased. The dialog box was at the same    
   > point as the night before, and the system was frozen.   
   >    
   > I had the same problem with Live Cds containing Mepis & PCLinuxOS.    
   > However, Debian and Mandriva ran just fine from CD, as does Puppy Linux.    
   > All were burned on the same deck using IsoBurn.   
   >    
   > I'm wondering if some Linux distros do not recognize and install my CD    
   > deck properly. In these cases, the deck appears to be running at less    
   > than 1X. Using various Windows software designed to ferret out hardware,    
   > it either comes back as a TSST or Samsung. Windows itself reports it as a    
   > TSSTcorp CDW/DVD TS-H492A.   
   >    
   > The computer is a Compaq with an AMD processor, 2.0 gHZ, and 256 M of    
   > memory.    
      
   I had similar results installing on an old PIII 550 Intel i810 board    
   w/768 of pc100.   
   Not exactly sure which change got it to work. I messed with a bunch...    
   so to list a few:   
   I had the box loaded up with cards... NIC, AverTV, SBlive, USB, etc.    
   Pulled all the cards. (I think the Aver card was hanging it)   
      
   Poked around the bios. Disabled auto irq and anything else 'auto' I felt    
   safe turning off.   
      
   A bunch of command line switches during the install... noacpi, noapic,    
   nowhateverelse I found in the docs.   
      
   Finally got it to install...   
   Sorry, advanced crs and poor documenting prohibits me from being more    
   specific.   
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