User Feedback :: Boot cant find files



Hey everyone,  

I downloaded the dsl iso (new and old hardware versions).  It boots from the cd and appears to load two files files.  I see a penguin then It looks for usb devices, then looks for cdrom then gives me this message

Can't find KNOPPIX filesystem, sorry
Dropping you to a (very limited) shell.
Please press reset button to quit.

Additional builtin commands available
    cat          mount          unmount
    insmod     ummod         lsmod

I have a Toshiba Portege 3480ct PIII600 w/ 128mb ram and 12g Hard Drive.  The cdrom is pcmcia and the floppy is usb (both original Toshiba if it matters).

What can I do?  Will DSL work on this Laptop?  I have Dlink DWL-650+ wireless card.  All I neet to do with this laptop is boot and surf the internet.  I would like to do a hard drive install.  Any help is appreciated.

Thanks
It doesn't sound to me like it is booting off the CD at all. You will get the penquin as it loads the initial system off the boot floppy. Then, it looks for the Knoppix file system.You will see message like "accessing DSL image at.. " If it cant find the Knoppix image, it will dump you back into the basic shell you are seeing.

Do you know if it is seeing your CD at all?
It is booting from the cd.  I have also booted form the floppy.  When I boot from the floppy the error message is a lot longer but the end result is the same.
This must be why so many people use windows.  Yes it is really bloated.  Yes it is really slow.  Yes it has to constantly be patched.  But it installs and it works.  Maybe one day.
Do you have another PC available that you could check the CD downloaded OK? See if it will boot & try & identify whether the PC is the problem or not.

If the CD is OK, you could try downloading a Knoppix liveCD & see if that boots OK. There's much in common between the two. If Knoppix works (or at least boots - it will be tediously slow on your machne), it's probably worth persisting with DSL.

DSL can be very frustrating for non-linux savy folk, like me, but is very good when up & running, so worth a bit of time.
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