On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 10:37:16AM +0100, T. Ribbrock wrote:
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> If I try to boot from CD, the only lines I get are:
> CR-ROM: 9F
> Loading /4.2/I386/CDBOOT
> probing: pc0 com0 com1 mem[635K 638M a20=on]
> disk:
> At this point, the machine hangs hard, i.e. neither keyboard, nor
> reset/power buttons work anymore. I litterally have to pull the plug.
[...]
I have no idea why, but this is working now. It started working when I
removed the 3COM NIC (which, by the way, was a 3c905B, not 3c509B...).
When I tried again with the NIC back in place, it kept working. I then
proceeded to replace the 3COM NIC with a DEC DE500 (had better
experience with those in the past) and added a Promise FastTrack 2000
ATA-133 controller for the 160GB drive. Still working. I was able to
boot from CD and install 4.2 without a hitch. I hate it when problems
"vanish" like this - always causes some lingering suspicion... :-/
Cheerio,
Thomas
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