[K12OSN] Trouble installing k12 v5

[Petre Scheie]

I've never tried to install it on a laptop, but I've run into that problem before.  The 
last time I did I managed to get around it, I partitioned the drive on a different 
machine, and then when I got to the partitioning part of the installation, told it to 
just use the existing partitions without reformatting them.

BTW, which Sony laptop?  I've been looking at the VGNS660P at the local dealer.  I've 
tested the Kubuntu liveCD in it, and it recognized the wireless card, unlike all the 
Compaqs I've tried lately.  Plus, at 4.3 pounds, it's in the weight-range I'm after.

Petre

Calvin Dodge wrote:
> On 9/18/06, Julius Szelagiewicz <julius at turtle.com> wrote:
>> Dear Folks,
>>         I am trying to install K12 v 5 on my new Sony laptop. The
>> installation (over NFS) goes fine in the beginning, does successful
>> dependency checks and hangs on "Starting install process. this may take
>> several minutes ..." Left it there for several hours, no progress.
>>         Any idea what it might be, where to look for errors, solutions?
>> Thanks, julius
> 
> What is the exact laptop model?  That can help those of us who get our
> guru knowledge from Google. ;^)
> 
> I have no knowledge of Sony-specific issues, but on general principles
> I'd try adding "noapic" to the command line at the first screen (the
> "press Enter to install" one).
> 
> Calvin
> 
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