User Feedback :: Freeze during boot

snv, is your drive internal? By the way, regarding your guess about Super Multi drives, I don't know of any DVD burner that can't burn and read CDs also.

I tried DSL (dsl-2.1b.iso) on my new external USB DVD rewriter but it froze at the "looking for USB" step, IIRC. Again, Kubuntu works, so maybe it's just a problem with Knoppix-based distros.

Yes, drive is internal - its a Toshiba laptop.

Drive was just a weak guess, because you mentioned drive. I have no idea what it is. Like you, however, I'm always freezing after USB.

I can always try Ubuntu, but had wanted to specifically get DSL running

my dsl2.1b freezes after autoconfigure:( i have AMD 2600+ 512MBRAM but on my mothers ibm laptop it boots normaly (2.0celeron 256MBRAM) i have no idea what is wrong on my pc

anyone solved this problem?? what about dsl developers??

ps. i tried puppy linux on my computer and it boots normally and works fine

My first try of DSL, it freezes:
1- downloaded current iso (v2, 11-Jan-2006 01:45 50M )
2- burned it using roxio
3- started toshiba techra 8000, 196 MB ram with that CD inside
4- it did start from CD, showed grey DSL screen, and boot prompt
5- timed out on boot prompt, showed the penguin image, "no warranty" text
6- recognized ram, made ramdisk, and entered init
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INIT:version 2.78-knoppix booting
Running Linux kernel 2.4.31.
Processor 0 is Pentium II (Deschutes) 299MHz, 512 KB Cache
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7- cursor stopped blinking
8- froze there, screen still legible,

- freezes also if boot command is "dsl lang=no vga=790"
- freezes also if boot command is "fb1024x768"
- freezes also if boot command is "failsafe"
- freezes also if boot command is "dsl lang=no toram vga=normal"

Installation seemed very simple, but failed for me...

How about try:

failsafe acpi=off

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