On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 9:38 PM, Tim Lyth <tcl@tcl.homedns.org> wrote:

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On 25/03/2012 2:14 PM, Jason White wrote:
> Tim Lyth <tcl@tcl.homedns.org> wrote:
>> Alternatively, advise on other Linux distro's installers which
>> DO support the AR8151 would be appreciated. I would prefer to
>> stick to the Debian family.
>
> You could try booting a live CD such as http://www.grml.org/ (which
> is worth having in any case).
>
> If it detects your network hardware, you can use it to install
> Debian. Debootstrap can be used for this purpose, but as I recall,
> grml (and possibly other live distributions) offer scripts to
> automate this process.
>
> Another option would be a Debian testing installer image.
>
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Unfortunately, without spending a while tweaking boot options, GRML
seems to be a fail. It's sticking on the nVidia GeForce GT 555M
that's part of this laptop. Modprobe fails and hangs the rest of the
boot process.

I am prepared to go as far as Gentoo, to get Linux on to this Laptop,
but as state previously, would prefer to stick to Debian.

Cheers,

Tim Lyth
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