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In article <MPG.16f67b24e77ace91989716@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, 
John12_nospam@killspamxxbestpond.com consigned to cyberspace...
> Having looked at my SuSE box for ages, I eventually started to install it 
> last week on an old system, this proceeded Ok until I ran into video 
> resolution problems. I therefore decided to use another box which I was 
> setting up from scratch.
> 
> I installed a new Gigabyte MB GA-6VTXE (AMI Bios), and a Celeron 733Mhz 
> processor and then a newer AGP graphics card, and a network card, plus 
> 256Mb Ram, the old FDD, CD, and HDD.
> 
> Using the same install process from the SUsE 6.4 CD, I commenced the 
> installation and have run into a problem with the system stopping dead 
> after identifying the two hard drives installed as IDE0 and IDE 1.
> 
> In the boot process it says loading initrd, then rapidly goes to linux, 
> then a screen appears with a nice penguin graphics in the top left, with 
> script statements scrolling until it stops.
> 
> 
> Several lines appear to be straight forward until I get to:
> fb0: VESA VGA Frame buffer device
> pc_keyb:controller jammed (0x2D)
> pc_keyb:controller jammed (0x2D)
> Detected PS/2 Mouse Port
> pc_keyb:controller jammed (0x2D)
> pc_keyb:controller jammed (0x2D)
> 
> <snip>
> RAM Disk drive initialised: 16 Ram disks of 65536K size
> loop: registered device at major 7        
> <snip>
> 
> VP_IDE: not 100% native mode will probe irqs later
> 	ide0:DM-DMA at.........(detail omitted)
> 	ide1:DM-DMA at..........(detail omitted)
> 
> system halts, keyboard inoperative and I can only switch off the powere.
> 
> Now I have tried a different keyboard, with same result (all keyboards 
> are OK on other systems).
> 
> I have erased the HDD and done another installation from scratch..same 
> result!
> 
> I also had a Red Hat linux version (6.2?) which I decided to try as I was 
> having problems and got to the same point!!!
> 
> Can anyone offer me advice as to what to try next, this is my first try 
> with Linux but it seems to be purely a hardware or bios setup problem 
> (guessing).
> 
Problem resolved thanks to Andy, a video problem.
-- 
John

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