Need help Installing Red Hat 9 on a HP ze4420us

Ryo_Of_Wildfire · 09-22-2003, 07:27 PM

I am trying to install Linux Red Hat 9 on my HP ze4420us laptop, when I put the first cd in, I press enter to start the installation and then it goes to do you want to test your media screen then it locks up, I can't choose test or skip, any ideas would be much appreciated.

h1tman · 09-22-2003, 07:32 PM

try linux idebus=66

or some other parameters

Ryo_Of_Wildfire · 09-22-2003, 07:35 PM

actually I tried that, any other suggestions

jmc2632 · 09-29-2003, 08:14 AM

I'm having this exact same problem with my new ze4420us and RH9. It seems that the install program loses all keyboard support. I'm not sure if the answer is to find a keyboard driver and load it in manually before the install or what....Anyone else have some suggestions?

richcoosa19 · 09-29-2003, 08:34 AM

on newer bios's you have to enable pci support I can't remember the command unfortunately I think it's something like pci=bios

try looking at:
http://www.ibiblio.org/mdw/HOWTO/Boo...t-HOWTO-4.html

Hope this helps.

dnorseman · 09-29-2003, 08:51 AM

I turned off USB legacy support in the bios and passed a few other options before install and that did the trick. I was able to install RH 9 but never got X up. Red Hat severn beta and Mandrake 9.1 installed without a hitch. I have to look back at my notes to see what boot options I used with the RH9 install when I get back from work.

jmc2632 · 09-29-2003, 09:04 AM

Ok thanks guys, i'll try playing around with those suggestions when i get off work this afternoon.

Ryo_Of_Wildfire · 09-29-2003, 12:45 PM

Yeah Thanks Guys I really appreciate the help, I am going to give it another try

jmc2632 · 09-29-2003, 05:01 PM

woohoo it works! Answer:

"linux nousb"