dsl simply doesn't work on my system
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Topic: dsl simply doesn't work on my system
started by: struppi
Posted by struppi on Dec. 16 2004,21:08
hello,1. i downloaded the "dsl-0.9.0.1.iso"-file.
2. burned it
3. my computer reboots, the "boot:" - prompt shows up
4. the automatic hardware detection configures my system
aaaand:
nothing!! a black screen.
i tried every boot-command and every graphic mode, it doesnt work.
ok, "dsl 2" works....
my config: p2 350mhz, 288mb ram 6 & 80 gb harddisk..........
any ideas?
thank you very much.
Posted by ke4nt1 on Dec. 16 2004,22:31
Did the command " vga=normal " change anything at all with the boot screens ?
and do you have anything connected to your box?
( zip, pcmcia cards, scsi devices, anything outboard, raid, etc? )
73
ke4nt
Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Dec. 16 2004,22:51
You get the same thing I do from the default boot.Try typing "fb1024x768" (if you use 1024x768 resolution) or "fb800x600" (for 800x600 resolution) at the Boot: prompt.
Posted by cbagger01 on Dec. 16 2004,22:54
Trydsl vga=normal xsetup
Then choose "xvesa" server and try out a few different graphics modes until you find one that you like.
Or you can boot with
dsl 2
and try "Xvesa -listmodes" at the command prompt (Capital "X") and see what graphics modes are supported by your video card.
Good Luck.
Posted by struppi on Dec. 17 2004,09:07
thank you for your answers, but it was that framebuffer thing. now everything works really smooth.(good start for me in the forum: _now_ i used the forum-search and found my problems solution...)
Posted by Rapidweather on Dec. 23 2004,01:57
I've had some strange combinations that won't boot. Right now, I am runningDSL 0.6.2 (remastered) on a 200 mmx, and if I try and run Knoppix 3.4 (remastered, again) my CDROM drive soon becomes unusable, and the motherboard skips over it and boots from the HDD. The next day, after a
24 hour wait, I can again boot DSL 0.6.2. Some of this has to do with an odd
HDD that _will_not_ allow Windows or DOS to be installed on it, only SuSE 6.3.
So, I have to use a small /dev/hda of about 500 MB, with MSDOS on it, to boot
SuSE via loadlin, on the /dev/hdb HDD.
I obtained the odd drive from a computer repair shop that could not get it to work
with Windows either, so they let me have it for a song. It' a 2 GB Caviar, and apparently they get that way. But, that can cause other problems, especially with an old motherboard.
I kept thinking my CDROM drive has gone out, but the next day it always comes back to life! (For DSL only).
The Knoppix cheatcodes come in handy sometimes, I have a Toshiba 4015CDS that would not boot Knoppix 3.4 without the "acpi=off" cheatcode. Now, everything is OK.
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I do recommend the Knoppix Hacks O'Reilly book, by Kyle Rankin.
They really show you all the tricks to remastering, and have kept me busy doing that lately. After 33 (count 'em) Beta builds, I have remastered Knoppix 3.4 to use Icewm, and it runs very nice, but is a whopping 680MB .iso, so at that size, it ought to be nice. The Knoppix Hacks book shows you how to chroot your remastering partition, and Apt-Get the thing all you want. That's strange, your remastering partition is handled in a root rxvt, and you can also work via the internet using your live CD system, to look up applications on Debian sites to either drop from the distro, or add. Then next time you cook up your remaster, all the changes are used. It is possible to use Emelfm to copy some of these items over to your live CD running system, and give them a test. I use a couple of extra partitions to do some of the work, and can crank out logo.16's for the remaster using Redhat 9.
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Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Dec. 23 2004,04:07
| Quote (struppi @ Dec. 17 2004,03:07) |
| thank you for your answers, but it was that framebuffer thing. now everything works really smooth. (good start for me in the forum: _now_ i used the forum-search and found my problems solution...) |
*claps*
^_^
Welcome to the Revolution!!!
-J.P.