thanks for the answers ....
is there a way to disable autoprobing of the scsi card on the lilo boot prompt ? I tried ncr53c8xx=save:y which was listed on the help screen of the bf2.4 boot image but that didn't help. flo > On Sat, 7 Sep 2002 14:51:23 +0200 "Florian Scandella" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I tried to install debian woody from an netinst iso. > > First i used the bf2.4 boot image which hangs somewhere after the init > > of the kernel (after detection of network card) . The only image that > > worked for me was the idepci image ( except that it doesn't detect my > > scsi controller an my usb mouse ). > > The scsi controller was probably the cause of the lock with the other > kernel. Many of the boot kernels have various scsi drivers built into > them, this can lead to a lock up if the wrong driver attempts to activate. > > > After upgradeign to 2.2.20 kenel the > > system won't boot anymore (stops at md driver) . The 2.4.18 kernel > > starts, but it doesnt detect the network controller and throws some > > random error messages about interrupt 7 .. > > These messages probably look something like this: > > spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7. > > If so, you can ignore them. > > So, you've got everything working now (with a 2.4.18 kernel) except the > NIC? > > > NETWORK: Controller with Realtek RTL8029 chip > > The above card uses ne2k-pci module. > > -- > Jamin W. Collins > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
