2.2 release no boot on 'Bargain Barebones'Forum: User Feedback Topic: 2.2 release no boot on 'Bargain Barebones' started by: blimthorpe Posted by blimthorpe on Feb. 07 2006,22:49
Well, oddly enough, the 2.2 Release will not boot on my new 'bargain barebones'ITX box. RC1 booted fine. The release DOES boot on my Toshiba laptop --- go figure. So, I replaced the minit24.gz file with the one from RC1 and it boots on the barebones. I don't know much about how this all works, but it seems odd that the release candidate would boot and the release doesn't.Cornfused Posted by roberts on Feb. 07 2006,23:09
The only difference between the two is the addition of ehci-hcd.o module during the boot. This is noted in the change log. Which is required by your Toshiba and was reported during the release candidate testing. So now you are happy about the Toshiba. But now your itx does not like. You can't have it both ways, so the only option is to try different boot options acpi=off noapic pnpbios=off pci=bios, or adjust your bios options especially having to do with automatic irq assignments. I believe it is correct to include the ehci-hcd module during boot, as this provides USB-2.0 speeds.
Posted by blimthorpe on Feb. 07 2006,23:22
Since I bought the ITX machine through this organization to run DLS on (with a Pen drive) I find it strange that it does not run with this release. Has anyone tried it on the 'bargain' ITX that is offered here with this release ? It would be nice to know exactly what cheats to use. Thanks for your input :) Posted by cbagger01 on Feb. 08 2006,07:09
Most likely, you need to enter a"nousb2" cheatcode to disable the usb2 module loading, but I am not sure if such a cheatcode exists yet. A workaround would be to boot in expert mode, ie expert and then don't load up the ehci-hcd module. Posted by John on Feb. 08 2006,09:25
There is a USB boot issue in 2.2. We missed it before the release and we are working to figure it out.
Posted by blimthorpe on Feb. 10 2006,23:14
Any luck with figuring out this problem ? Other than this problem, I love my mini fanless ITX. :)
Posted by roberts on Feb. 10 2006,23:29
Read Site News regarding the "b" cut: dsl-2.2b.iso
Posted by blimthorpe on Feb. 12 2006,01:21
I tried the 2.2b on my mini ITX --- it still won't boot from the pen drive "cannot find /cdrom" etc. Once again, I replace the minitrc24 file with the one from 2.1b and it boots just fine. So, the USB problem is still there, at least on my fanless ITC. Has anyone else tried 2.2b on this machine except me ?
Posted by John on Feb. 12 2006,02:44
Blimthorpe, mine is working fine with 2.2b via an USB-ZIP install.
Posted by blimthorpe on Feb. 12 2006,07:33
Cool --- I'll try that -- I've been using USB-HD Install all this time ... Posted by blimthorpe on Feb. 13 2006,07:15
Using Zip-USB install does not work on mine --- just gets the 'missing operating system' error at boot .... If I change the bios to USB-HDD (instead of USB-ZIP) it loads the syslinux and minitrc, but it hangs at 'looking for CDROM on sda1. I am stumped. If it works on yours, John, what could be wrong with mine. But, it WILL boot if I replace the minitrc24 with the older one. Unfortunately, that seems to cause some other problems - but it works.Let me know if you have a clue about all this. blimthorpe |