On 08/02/2009, Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Simon Clubley > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I've tried to install SL5.2 on a Acer Aspire One netbook (model > > AOA150-AB, internal 160GB hard disk) using a USB attached DVD drive, > > but I am experiencing a crash when the installation routine tries to > > load the usb_storage module. > > > Before installing another Linux distribution on the netbook, I'd like > > to spend a bit more time trying to find and resolve the problem. Does > > anyone have any ideas about how to go about tracking down the problem > > Have you seen this wiki? > > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Acer/Aspire-One > > It's for CentOS 5.2 but probably works for SL5.2. The author (Scott > Robbins) is actively helping in the CentOS forums, so you can get help > if you ask in there. It may sound awkward to suggest to use CentOS > forums but I don't see any problem with it, and you are quite welcome > there (I am one of the moderators). > Just reporting back for the benefit of anyone else wanting to do this in the future: I've found out what is causing the crash - it's the same issue with the wired ethernet driver as the CentOS people are experiencing. The fact it's happening at the same time as loading usb_storage appears to be coincidence. Theres a window of several seconds between the other virtual consoles becoming available and the crash occurring. During that time, I was able to switch consoles and see the crash. Using the noprobe option causes the external DVD drive to not be seen, even after usb_storage is manually loaded, so I'm planning on placing the .iso images in another partition and doing a hard disk based install as recommended by the CentOS wiki. Simon. -- Simon Clubley [log in to unmask]