Laptop install issue

[Tom Wilson]

On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 10:44, Tim Wunder wrote:
> Turns out the answer *was* on tuxmobile after all. Apparently HP laptops 
> give linux hardware detection procedures fits and you need to create 
> keyboard activity while the hardware detection process is running. 
> Simply repeatedly pressing the space bar while booting from the install 
> CD worked.
> 

Hmmm.  That is strange.  I've installed Mepis and Libranet on a HP
Omnibook 6000 without nary a hiccup.  All the hardware was detected
fine.  Though that is an older laptop so maybe that is why. <shrug>

Tom Wilson 
McSwain Carpets 
513.771.1400 x4433 
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