Suse 6.4 Help with install problem appreciated.

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#137

Author: John
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 21:29

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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).

All help and guidance appreciated.

-- 
John

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Re: Suse 6.4 Help with install problem appreciated.

#138

Author: John
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 04:41

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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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