[PLUG] Debian install problem with ICH7 chipset

[Paul Heinlein]

On Fri, 23 Mar 2007, Sara H wrote:

>>  On 3/23/07, Paul Heinlein <heinlein at madboa.com> wrote:
>> > 
>> >  I remember on some Intel chipset having to disable the floppy 
>> >  drive in the BIOS before I could boot Linux. This was 
>> >  particularly true on machines which didn't have a floppy drive 
>> >  attached.
>> 
> That was it! Everything loaded up fine. Thank you!!

I'm still coughing from all the dust I kicked up in that corner of my 
memory. :-) Glad it worked out -- though I'm still mystified why 
the hardware-detection routine can't gracefully time out.

-- 
Paul Heinlein <> heinlein at madboa.com <> www.madboa.com