I'm sorry for starting a thread and then not responding but I got really
busy. I thought I'd post a summary of the advice I got and what I
eventually did to get Debian up and running on this system.
Thanks to the many people who responded to my question both on the list
and privately. Special th
I had to make a special install boot disk with a recompiled kernel.
The probing for stuff disturbs the Adaptec SCSI card.
See text below...
"Jaldhar H. Vyas" wrote:
> Has anyone tried installing Debian 1.3 on a Compaq Deskpro 6000? It loads
> the rescue disk then spontaneously reboots. There
"Jaldhar H. Vyas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Alternative question: Is there a way to get the kernel to not probe for
> an etherned card? That's where I suspect it is bombing.
If you suspect a section of memory, you can pass a `reserve=' switch
on the kernel command line. I think this would
> I am using Linux in a Compaq Deskpro 2000. What's the difference between
> the 2000 and the 6000?
The 6000 series have SCSI and Ethernet standard. I believe they have a
soundcard also but I'm not sure about that.
>
> If you suspect the problem is the Ethernet card, why don't you take it
> ou
I am using Linux in a Compaq Deskpro 2000. What's the difference between
the 2000 and the 6000?
If you suspect the problem is the Ethernet card, why don't you take it
out? If it is integrated in the motherboard just disable it from
the ROM BIOS.
E.-
Jaldhar H. Vyas ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
:
>
> Has anyone tried installing Debian 1.3 on a Compaq Deskpro 6000? It loads
> the rescue disk then spontaneously reboots. There's a howto for the
> Deskpro XL out there which I looked at but it didn't help.
>
> Alternative question: Is there a way to get the kernel to not probe for
> an eth
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