| Update on the Dell |
A previous entry discusses the Ubuntu installer stalling on my new Dell Dimension e310. In that post I decided that it was the USB controller causing pain, but the plot has thickened...
Knoppix: has no problems booting on the machine.
Debian's Stable: the installer boots fine, but DHCP doesn't work and it cant find the SATA disk.
The current Debian Testing: the installer freezes just like the Ubuntu one.
So, perhaps it's time for a chroot install of Debian from Knoppix? Although qtparted doesn't work on Knoppix properly, so I might have to do the filesystem resizing by hand.
posted at: 14:21 | path: /diary/toys/dell/e310 | permanent link to this entry
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#1
Michael Carden
Which bit of qtparted isn't working properly in Knoppix? I have used it under Knoppix 3.9 on several machines to squish a default Dell Windows image in order to drop Linux onto a box. It works for me, but then again it has been on laptops or on desktops with ATA drives. I haven't tried it with SATA.
MC
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#2
Steve
Any update to this or responces from the Debian or Ubuntu developers? I just got the same system and of course have the same problem..its very annoying. Thanks
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#3
Michael Still
Nah, but I also haven't chased it very hard or posted to the development lists yet.
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#8
Michael Still
The USB works perfectly with Ubuntu Dapper Drake (the newest version at the time of writing this). More details here.