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List:       suse-linux-e
Subject:    Re: [SLE] 7.3 on Toshiba 5005-S504
From:       David Robertson <der () uklinux ! net>
Date:       2001-11-30 17:46:08
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Hi

Took me ages to get 7.3 going - I had real problems with the touch pad.

Do a manual install, as you've found out, and when done, before rebooting, 
edit /etc.rc.config to replace the PCMCIA system with "kernel" rather than 
"external." I think you can do this with YaST1 - system  administration - 
change configuration file. Or just do it manually. You can use the 
installation CD to boot into rescue mode: go for manual installation, then 
rescue. Then mount your root partition to /mnt and edit /mnt/etc/rc.config 
with vi

You can then boot up with no problem.

You will then probably need to sort out usb to get the trackpad to work: you 
need to replace the default "uhci" module with "usb-uhci." Again, you can do 
this with YaST1, as  above: edit the HOTPLUG_USB_HOSTCONTROLLER_LIST and 
remove uhci. I put usb-uhci first but I don't know if that's necessary.

If I think of anything else, I'll let you know, but so far, that's as far as 
I've got! Everything works fine, but no sound, so if you get a solution to 
that, let me know. You can't disable plug and play in the bios (no user 
access) and I don't know how to get around that.

Good luck!

David


On Friday 30 November 2001 5:21 pm, you wrote:
> Hello all -
>
> I am trying to install SuSE 7.3 on a Toshiba 5005-S504.  The installation
> hangs, unless I do a manual install.  It seems to halt at a message
> "searching infofile ...." or something like that. (I'm doing this from
> memory.)
>
> I finally managed to get through the entire installation process using the
> manual installation option.  However, the system now hangs on the PCMCIA
> script and I have to shut down and restart the computer.
>
> I have booted into linux using the "linux single" command on the LILO
> prompt.  At that point, if I stop PCMCIA and then attempt to restart it, I
> get a kernel panic message and the machine locks up again.
>
> I cannot figure out how to disable PCMCIA in the boot script.  Booting up
> with linux single does not allow me to run YAST and the Linux partitions
> are mounted RO.
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions on how to get me past this roadblock.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Harry

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