Boot Problems

Forum: User Feedback
Topic: Boot Problems
started by: lemhanover

Posted by lemhanover on Oct. 30 2004,18:48

Having trouble booting 0.8.3 on a laptop and a desktop. CD will not boot. Copied boot image from ftp server. Checked downloaded .iso file with Md5sum and all is okay. Burnt a second CD for further assurance.

Details:
1. Boot from floppy, Logo appears, hit "Enter". Computer loads kernal (linux 24). Loads second step "mintrd....
2. Screeen goes blank....nothing follows.

Next

1. Boot from Floppy using "F2" options. Most of these give the same results as above.
2. The exception is the "failsafe" option. Booting from the floppy with this gets me thru a lot of the scrolling and install procedure only to come to this message in red text:
"Cannot find file /Knoppix. Sending you to reduced shell"
Prompt appears "knoppix#"

I am stuck.

Both computers will run 6.x and 7.1 from live CD and the lap top presently has 7.1 installed on the hard drive.

Laptop is Compaq 710US with 512 ram. More details if needed.

Clues and hints appreciated.
Thanks

Posted by billy on Nov. 06 2004,23:15

I have the same problem as you...

I boot on my pen drive but black screen when i hit enter at the boot: prompt.

I tried failsafe and then i had the message :
"Can't find KNOPPIX system...."

please help us !

Posted by flying monkey on Nov. 10 2004,20:44

same thing hapens with me i have the boot.0.8.0.img on a floppy it boot the stops cant find knoppix i havt try to put it on the disk but the rawwrite program cant do it what shoud i do my email is kunze00@yahoo.com

Posted by ico2 on Nov. 11 2004,17:07

check the md5sum of the iso and try vga=normal at boot: prompt

Posted by pyronicte on Nov. 12 2004,07:25

Which is your bios config? Have you tried to boot as ico2 says in vga and also entering runlevel 2?

Posted by billy on Nov. 12 2004,11:22

Bonjour à tous,

I tried dsl vga=normal et dsl 2 : black screen, nothing...

the mode failsafe worked until it said me that it cant found "knoppix system". It's because knoppix directory is on my usb key and the failsafe doesnt load USB drivers....

How can i do ?

I try expert and it didnt work too

Posted by cbagger01 on Nov. 12 2004,13:09

Try booting DSL from the USB-bootfloppy.

The usb bootfloppy image is located at the DSL download site.

You will need a program like rawrite2.exe or rawrite32.exe in order to properly write the image file out to the floppy disk.