On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:04:21 -0500 Douglas Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 21, 2006 at 10:24:37AM +0100, sferriol wrote: > > Chris Dunn a ?crit : > > >I'm trying (hard) to install Testing or Etch on a Stylistic 3500 tablet. > > > > > >Sarge installed successfully, but I'm having problems with the boot / > > >root diskettes on Testing / Etch. > > > > > >The Stylistic has an external Fujitsu floppy drive connected, and I > > >have a USB keyboard connected. > > > > > etch installer uses 2.6 kernel instead of sarge (2.4) > > and the 2.6 kernel is really bigger than 2.4 so we can not put usb > > keyboard drivers on the boot floppy. > > So etch installer with floppies does not longer support usb keyboard and > > usb floppy driver, sorry :( > > may be we will try to find a solution but i think it will be after etch > > release > > > > for you, the only solution is to install a minimal sarge and after > > upgrade to etch > > > > Does the tablet have a serial port which you could use as a serial > console (using either a terminal or other computer) for the install? > Thanks for the input, but no serial port. The box has an onboard network card, but unfortunately the card is only accessible when connected to the separate dock which I lack. Chris Dunn -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
