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From: Peter Chubb <peterc@gelato.unsw.edu.au>
To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux on Intel "Big Sur"
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:17:06 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wsrl7o2l.wl%peter@chubb.wattle.id.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <475C2CF3.9010206@netbynet.ru>

>>>>> "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.

--
Dr Peter Chubb  http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au  peterc AT gelato.unsw.edu.au
http://www.ertos.nicta.com.au           ERTOS within National ICT Australia

  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-12-11  6:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-12-09 15:36 Linux on Intel "Big Sur" Alexei Gerasimov
2007-12-10 17:11 ` Luck, Tony
2007-12-10 18:33 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2007-12-10 19:11 ` Alexei Gerasimov
2007-12-11  0:09 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2007-12-11  6:17 ` Peter Chubb [this message]
2007-12-11 12:21 ` Robin Holt

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