User Feedback :: Problem booting DSL



Hello, I'm having trouble booting DSL on both my old (Windumb 95) and new (Windumb XP) comps.   (windumb shows how much I dislike microsuck products :angry:)   After pressing <enter> at the prompt (where it says to press said key to continue, or press F2-3 for boot options), it begins to boot, then I get this error:

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"You passed an undefined mode number.   Press <enter> to view video modes, <space> to continue, or wait 30 seconds."


Then, I either press <space> or wait.   It then continues to boot, then I get this error:

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"cloop: read error at pos x in file cd/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX   x bytes lost."
  (where x is numbers)

THEN, it continues to boot, and I get this error:

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"INIT: PANIC: Segmentation Violation at x!   Sleeping for 30 seconds."

(where x is a combination of letters and numbers)

And after 30 seconds, the error repeats.   I get the same errors when booting on my XP comp (which is around 1-2 years old or less).   I also got similar errors when trying to boot MEPIS Linux.   What's the problem, and what's the solution?   I'm using a CD-R, btw, along with a boot floppy.
It sounds like the CDROMs are missing reads.  I seen a topic on this not too long ago in the forums.  Try searching the forums for cdrom errors (an other combinations).  If I come accross it again I will post back.

Under windows 95 copy the knoppix directory to c:\ and make sure the knoppix file in the directory is in upper case or the boot floppy won't find it.
sounds like you got a bad burn, try downloading again, check the md5sum, than burn at 4x on a cdr.
md5sum?   I'm not sure what that means, really... :D
...actually, I'm running 98, not 95, srry, my mistake.   And, another thing: I try to rename the file to be in caps, and it goes back to lower-case letters.   Thus, it doesn't find the file.   Any suggestions?
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