[svlug] Odd install problem w/ Etch on Dell 1950

[Ivan Sergio Borgonovo]

On Thu, 24 May 2007 18:11:47 -0700
"ericv" <ericv at cruzio.com> wrote:

> 
> I have a Dell server that stalls out while installing Debian Etch.
> I can install Ubuntu 7.04 with no problem. Any ideas what could be
> going wrong?  It gets to the package install part then stalls out.
> I'm installing from the CD #1.

No message?

I had a problem for missing support for megaraid eide that is missing
in etch but works with sarge.
That should be fixed with 2.6.20 but etch has 2.5.18 and I'm not
willing to put extra maintenance effort on that box neither to switch
to ubuntu for a server... so I'm saving energy.

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