MepisLite 3.3.2-test01 hangs on module snd-nm256
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Tried to install to an older laptop, but all the boot codes I tried did not work and the install routing always hangs on loading module snd-nm256.
This is a Dell PII 366 Latitude CpiA with the NeoMagic magic media graphics and sound chipset.
Anyway to get around this?
Thanks,
Robert
well, I let it go for some
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well, I let it go for some time on the few attemts I tried to install, but I didnt wait hours....
Robert
try again
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and when it is stuck, press Ctrl-C
hopefully that will pass the sticky point
I work around this on a Dell
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I work around this on a Dell Latitude cpi a366xt laptop by using the OSS Neomagic module instead of the Alsa module, with 2.6.10 kernel. There are no doubt other fixes. I have a thread on the issue on Mepislovers:
http://www.mepislovers.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=12099&forum=28
does it completely hang?
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My first experience with this was the same, but on a new fast machine it cycled several times through the attempted loading of the sound module and finally gave up and loaded the remainder of the system.
I haven't got sound working yet - I think the wrong module has loaded but after playing with alsaconf it stopped complaining on bootup.