Installer hangs - HP Mini 110 with SSD [SOLVED]

[caitlyn]

I have a new HP Mini 110 with a 16GB SSD in lieu of a hard drive.  The installer hangs at:

*Populating /dev

I've done some digging and the problem does seem to be how Pardus tries to recognize/access the SSD.  (The HP Mini 110 with a standard hard drive works for other people.)  Ubuntu 8.04 with the HP Mi desktop is the preloaded OS and the SSD partitions are recognized as /dev/sda1, /dev/sda2 (swap), /dev/sda3 (recovery).  

I've had other distros not work (Zenwalk, Parted Magic) but Debris Linux (based on Ubuntu) had no problem.  I was able to use gparted to create an additional partition (/dev/sda5) for Pardus.

Any suggestions?

[atolboo]

Which media are you using for installation? USB or CD?

[caitlyn]

I am using a CD with an external Lite-On DVD drive.  It's the same disc and drive I used with my Sylvania netbook.  I have tested the CD and drive with another system and they work just fine... no problem installing Pardus.  It's something specific to this system.

I can try downloading the iso again and using unetbootin to see if that makes a difference.  It's how I installed Ubuntu 9.10 beta (which is working after doing some troubleshooting on the wireless) so I see no reason why I couldn't install Pardus that way if you think it might work.

[atolboo]

I am thinking of a problem caused by the spin-up time of the CD drive .
And to exclude this problem I would try the USB version.
Pay extra attention to "Installation of Pardus 2009 when using the USB version"

[caitlyn]

No problem.  I will download the iso again tonight and try it.  This drive did work with my old netbook so I doubt that's the problem but it's certainly worth a go.  I'll let you know how it turns out.

[caitlyn]

unetbootin didn't work either.  I got the following error:

Code:

mount: mounting /dev.ramo0 on /newroot failed:  No such device
switch_root: bad newroot /newroot

followed by a kernel panic.

I'm beginning to think Pardus won't work on this particular machine, or at least the installer won't.

[atolboo]

unetbootin didn't work either.  I got the following error:

Code:

mount: mounting /dev.ramo0 on /newroot failed:  No such device
switch_root: bad newroot /newroot

followed by a kernel panic.

This is probably caused by not applying  "Making the required change" from this Wiki manual.
And as an extra hint

Pay extra attention to "Installation of Pardus 2009 when using the USB version"

[jnmbk]

I have a new HP Mini 110 with a 16GB SSD in lieu of a hard drive.  The installer hangs at:

*Populating /dev

I've done some digging and the problem does seem to be how Pardus tries to recognize/access the SSD.  (The HP Mini 110 with a standard hard drive works for other people.)  Ubuntu 8.04 with the HP Mi desktop is the preloaded OS and the SSD partitions are recognized as /dev/sda1, /dev/sda2 (swap), /dev/sda3 (recovery). 

I've had other distros not work (Zenwalk, Parted Magic) but Debris Linux (based on Ubuntu) had no problem.  I was able to use gparted to create an additional partition (/dev/sda5) for Pardus.

Hi,

I've a HP mini 110 netbook. Here's how I started the installer:
just type ssb.blacklist=1 and press enter in boot screen.

I had written a Turkish tutorial here:
http://tr.pardus-wiki.org/Donanım:HP_Compaq_Mini_110

[caitlyn]

@atolboo:  I did make that change and checked it twice.   No joy. 

@jnmbk:  I'll try that, thanks.  Sadly, I don't know even one word of Turkish so the chances of my figuring out things from your tutorial are close to nil     It's OK, I could write one in a language probably almost nobody here would understand 
 

[jnmbk]

@jnmbk:  I'll try that, thanks.  Sadly, I don't know even one word of Turkish so the chances of my figuring out things from your tutorial are close to nil    It's OK, I could write one in a language probably almost nobody here would understand  

No problem, I'll write an English one.

Edit: here it is http://en.pardus-wiki.org/HP_Compaq_Mini_110

[bubbel]

here it is http://en.pardus-wiki.org/HP_Compaq_Mini_110

Great work jnmbk. Many thanks.

Greetings
bubbel

[atolboo]

......... I did make that change and checked it twice.   No joy.  

To make sure you have the right changes:
When I start from USB, I get a screen with

Default
pardus
rescue
memtest
hardware

and after going (with arrow key) to "pardus" and activating the Tab key I get

> /bootkernel initrd=/boot/initrd root=/dev/ram0 splash=silent quiet mudur=language:en,livedisk_

and I can start with the Enter key. This is as far as I can go.

Edit: here it is http://en.pardus-wiki.org/HP_Compaq_Mini_110

I have added an EN_link to the Wiki.

[caitlyn]

Thanks, jnmbk!  That did it.  I was able to successfully install from CD.

One minor note which you may want to add to your wiki page:  After giving ssb.blacklist=1 as a boot option I received the error

Code:

Unknown boot option `ssb.blacklist=1' : Ignoring

It obviously did know what to do with the option and  didn't ignore it because this solved my problem.  I get the same error each time I boot up.  Not a problem, just a minor annoyance.

Again, thanks to jnmbk and also to atolboo for trying to help.

-Cait

[jnmbk]

One minor note which you may want to add to your wiki page:  After giving ssb.blacklist=1 as a boot option I received the error

Code:

Unknown boot option `ssb.blacklist=1' : Ignoring

Well, actually that module option (blacklist) does not exist for ssb. But it prevents kernel to load that module and get stuck  .
I filed a bug report for that and waiting for it: http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=10898

[atolboo]

I get the same error each time I boot up.  Not a problem, just a minor annoyance.

Maybe adding

Code:

vga=0x31a

at System Settings > Boot Manager  > Wrench(Edit )button > Boot Options + OK + Green mark button will do the trick ?