Re: Linux on Intel "Big Sur"

Peter Chubb
2007-12-11T06:17:06Z

>>>>> "Alexei" = Alexei Gerasimov <alex@netbynet.ru> writes:

Alexei> I have faced a problem of getting an operating system for
Alexei> it. Namely, Linux. I have tried installing both Debian 3.0r6
Alexei> Woody and Debian 4.0r1 Etch, however, the CD kernel doesn't
Alexei> succeed to boot. Somewhere after probing for USB and SCSI
Alexei> devices, the video signal is lost (monitor switches into a
Alexei> stand-by mode), and nothing else happens. Since I'm using some
Alexei> old Matrox graphics card, I thought it could be a problem with
Alexei> framebuffer, but disabling the framebuffer didn't help.

Hmmm. I boot i2000s at least once a month to make sure Linux still
works with the latest kernels. But I use the BigSur defconfig, not
the generic one the distros use (note to self: try with a generic
kernel).

I strongly suggest trying to boot using a serial console. The video
stuff has been pretty flakey at various times.

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