How to install DSL in DOM(Disk on Module)..??


Forum: HD Install
Topic: How to install DSL in DOM(Disk on Module)..??
started by: sathyan

Posted by sathyan on Feb. 09 2007,04:06
hi,
i like to install DSL in DOM(Disk on Module)...
i tried the option of installing thru hard disk installation... the installation went smoothly with LILO...
but its not booting...!!! when the system boots it shows some junk numbers with a starting character of L.
help plz....

thanks....
Sathyan

Posted by roberts on Feb. 09 2007,05:05
What version of DSL?
The latest version puts lilo in the partiton not the mbr then you set the partition active. Prior versions used MBR.

Also check your partiion table for consistency

fdisk -l

Posted by sathyan on Feb. 09 2007,05:48
thanks for the reply,
my DSL version is 3.0.1 with linux kernal2.4.26 on i486

fdisk -l command result

disk /dev/hda:   130MB,     130154496 bytes
8 heads,    32 sectors/track,   993 cylinders
units =cylinders of 256*512=131072 bytes

device      boot     start      end    blocks    id    system
/dev/hda1     *       1         992   126960   b       win95 FAT32

if i try GRUB it gives an error while installing.....

i tryed DSL Frugal Lilo install but it shows the following error message...
Sorry system has not detected a linux partition.
you may need to just reboot, so the system can re-read the partition table, or create your partition(s) with cfisk and then reboot.
Script is terminating

so what can i do...???

thanks...

Posted by roberts on Feb. 09 2007,15:13
As instructed by error message, create or change the partition to Linux, type 83 using cfidk or fdisk
Posted by sathyan on Feb. 13 2007,05:55
thanks for ur help. now its booting...
but the DOM(Disk on module) size is only 128MB....
so it says 100% full all the time.
i even deleted some applications like firefox,remote desktop, and other applications...
but still it says 100% full.... when i run the command df.
so i can't save any file or data.
why..???
and the process wmswallow takes 90% of my CPU...
why...??
but i used kill command to kill that. then its fine.
plz help....

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Feb. 13 2007,15:52
Frugal install should only take around 50mb, so I am unsure why your 128mb is all taken up "all the time".
Posted by roberts on Feb. 13 2007,16:25
Whst is the cpu?
What is the memory?
Do you have swap setup?
How many extensions and what type(s)?

What does df display?
What does free display?

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