Install hang

[Brian Bobowski]

On September 27, 2003 10:26 pm, Monty wrote:
> Just bought 4.6 stable w/security update disks (4 disk set)
> Have tried to install with no success.
> Kernel boots fine and have tried kernel params both auto and manual. Goes
> to "Probing Hardware(This may take awhile)" screen and ceases progress. I
> let it sit for 2 hours the last time with no results.

Try changing your BIOS Plug-n-Play settings. If I remember correctly, when I 
installed, if I had PnP on, sysinstall would hang(before or after install), 
but with it off, sysinstall proceeds as normal.

Or maybe I have it backwards. I'm really not sure... Try swapping that 
setting, though.

-BB