Re: [SLE] Compaq and SuSE 8.2
From: Jerry Feldman (gaf_at_blu.org)
Date: 07/31/03
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 09:02:39 -0400 To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 22:26:59 -0500
Donn aka n5xwb Washburn <n5xwb@hal-pc.org> wrote:
> Hey Group;
>
> This is the first machine that I have tried to install SuSE on that
> failed on the CD boot. It failed on something just after the
> detection of the HD. An error message suggested turn of ACPI and I
> aslo added APIC. But the same failure. It locks up the machine and
> mention (as I remember) VFS.
>
> It is on a 4 to 5 year old Compaq Persario (SP) Pentium ? with VIIx4
> chipset Another reason not to buy a HP/Compaq..
>
> Note: he has a old SuSE 7.0 installed and it boots. There is a story
> about upgrading SuSE 7.0 today.
>
> Speaking of memories 7.0 versus 8.2.
>
> Any clues on how to solve this problem? Even KNOPPIX fails to boot.
I have 2 Compaq Presario laptops running SuSE 8.2. They have been
running SuSE pretty much since I purchased them.
While the Compaq PC people are not very Linux fluent, the HP(formerley
Compaq, formerly Digital) up in New England (US) are very very Linux
fluent. Jon Maddog Hall is a former Digital employee. And the first
non-Intel platform that Linux was ported to was the Digital Alpha chip
in a full 64 bit implementation back in the 1994 time frame.
The problem with Compaq, Dell, Gateway et. al. is that the market is
very competitive, and since their market is well over 90% Windows, they
don't bother to test with Linux. (There is also a contractual thing
where they must preinstall Windows on those boxes).
During our Linux installfests, I've seen problems with all laptop
brands. (Compaq and IBM seem to be the best for Linux compatibility from
the standpoint of our experiences at the installfests).
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