boot: cannot find imageForum: USB booting Topic: boot: cannot find image started by: lolo1976 Posted by lolo1976 on Aug. 01 2006,11:02
HelloI install DSL on my usb pen. When I launch the boot, it freezes at: Looking for Cdrom in: It tried /dev/scd0, scd1 ... then it tried /dev/sda1,2,3 ... but it cannot find the Knoppix image. My usb pen is detected as /dev/sda (no number after sda) Is it possible the problem is here? How can I solve it? Thanks for your help Bye Posted by humpty on Aug. 01 2006,22:26
when you did the installation did it just say sda?that is very unusual. how big is your pendrive ? Posted by lolo1976 on Aug. 02 2006,14:35
Thanks for your helpI (re)format my key with qtparted : now it's detected as sda1. When the boot starts, it stays frozen for several minutes on Looking for CDROM in: /dev/sda1 and nothing..... Any ideas??? Bye Posted by lolo1976 on Aug. 02 2006,15:58
After several minutes, it says to me it couldn't find the boot image, (I think it's the file KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX but it's on my key)and open a very very very restrictive shell with only four commands: mount, cat .... I don't understand.... Posted by Iang on Aug. 04 2006,08:23
Is this a USB-ZIP vs. USB-HDD install problem?Does your PC support USB-HDD booting, and did you do a USB-HDD install? Or, as some PCs don't support USB-HDD, can you boot from USB-ZIP? Obviously then you need to do a USB-ZIP install. The install script AFAIK formats & partitions the USB stick as required, so you shouldn't need to worry about it. Just a thought, sorry if it's on the wrong track. Posted by lolo1976 on Aug. 14 2006,18:19
ok , Finally, I found the solution.The problem was the fact that my key was detected as /dev/sda. (and not /dev/sda1) I've done in root: # cfdisk /dev/sda I create a full primary partition on it in FAT 16 (code 06 in my cfdisk) I wrote and quit I download syslinux 2.13 then I wrote: # dd if=mbr.bin of=/dev/sda (for a nice mbr on the usb stick) and: # ./syslinux /dev/sda1 and it works fine! thanks for your help. |