Laptop installation

mmuy · 05-29-2003, 03:40 AM

i got hp pavilion 5000 series, when i boot the slack disk it wont go through, it will stuck at the part where the keyboard is to be selected, i think the keyboard is not working on that part. i tried to boot it on a clone pc then i got through. whats wrong with this???

webtoe · 05-29-2003, 04:15 AM

try reading this first,
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

since its a laptop, you will need to choose a laptop keyboard. I can't help you much here but this should have been posted to the laptop forum where it may of received better expertise.

If it has the relevant port you could stick in a normal sized keyboard to get past the install and configure the system to use the laptop's keyboard.

I hope you've checked www.linux-laptop.net for your laptop. They have loads of run throughs for installation on a variety of laptops.

Alex

mmuy · 05-29-2003, 04:23 AM

thanx