IBM Thinkpad 365xd
Forum: Laptops
Topic: IBM Thinkpad 365xd
started by: Mr Green
Posted by Mr Green on April 26 2005,18:30
Wondered if I can run DSL on my laptop ...??laptop will not boot from CD .. however floppy disc boots ok ..
if I create boot floppy will DSL find cdrom & then boot ? if so are there any cheat codes I should maybe boot to text console first...??
Thanks in Advance
MrGreen
Posted by ke4nt1 on April 26 2005,19:11
Is the cdrom built-in, or connected by USB or PCMCIA ?If built-in, grab the boot-0.8.0.img file from the download section, and make a boot floppy with that..
If USB, grab the bootusb-0.8.img file, and try that.
Once booted, there are a wealth of cheat codes available
at the boot: prompt by pressing f2 or f3
Typically, just let it do it's thing, (either press enter or wait) ,
and see if you get to the X desktop.
Without knowing more about your system specs.
I can't offer you too much more to go on.
With low-ram systems, I'd try "dsl 2"
and see if you can get to a shell prompt.
With higher pcu/ram systems, there are more options for you..
A system with over 128MB ram might try
" dsl dma toram " with many more options available.
Once you get past the boot: prompt,
running dsl from the floppy booted system should behave
just like any other DSL .
73
ke4nt
Posted by Mr Green on April 27 2005,08:58
Hi,I have cdrom, floppy drive but no usb ...
floppy will boot tomsrootboot ;-)
cdrom will not run from startup..
I have an old dsl boot disc but it did not work ,,, i'll try 0.8.0
the odd thing is cdrom will not see my burnt iso's ;-S
(under windows 95)
thanks again for your help ;-)
Posted by Mr Green on April 27 2005,12:22
Ok...tried 0.8.0 boots fine but drops to reduced shell
no image found
Toms root boot ... tells me cdrom is at /dev/hdb
but will not mount dsl cdrw ....
Do I need to burn dsl in a different format
I can mount a cdrom (cover disc) no problem.... under toms root boot
Help!!!!
Posted by ke4nt1 on April 27 2005,14:03
Just to clarify your last posts..1. You posted that you are trying to use a CDRW ? , not a CDR ?
Some drives do not support the CDRW format. Try a regular CDR.
2. You posted that you can see a cover disk ( pressed CD ) , but even
in WIndows, you cannot read the CDRW , again, try a CDR, and see if
Windows will read it.
3. Once you get a CD that the drive is happy with the boot-0.8.0.img
floppy you made should find the CDR , and continue booting from it..
( without that reduced shell message. )
4. If you find that your cdrom drive will not read ANY burned discs,
but only pressed discs, it may be necessary to try this from a USBkey,
or other storage media.
73
ke4nt
Posted by Mr Green on April 27 2005,14:49
Hi,Its a cdrom drive in laptop .. not a cdr/w
seems only to read pressed discs (by coverdiscs I mean ones from magazines)
emm I managed to get morphix to boot from its floppy.img but its an old cover disc which is full of errors (stops halfway through)
DSL would be my choice as laptop has very low specs..
Will keep trying
Thanks again
MrGreen
Posted by ke4nt1 on April 27 2005,15:09
This is not about the type of drive in your laptop.This is about the type of media you burned the dsl.iso onto.
Your post reads..
| Quote |
| Toms root boot ... tells me cdrom is at /dev/hdb but will not mount dsl cdrw .... |
If you DID burn the dsl.iso onto a piece of CDRW media, your cdrom drive
may not read it at all , as it may not be CDRW compatible.
Again, try a CDR DISC, and not a CDRW DISC, in your cdrom.
Also, many finicky cdrom drives need to see a CDR that is burned at
a speed of 2X or 4X , and NOT 48X or 52X ..
73
ke4nt
Posted by Mr Green on April 27 2005,15:20
ok ok ok....lolI'll go buy some cdr's
I have been reading DSL docs 24mb of ram should allow me to get X running.....
hell if win95 runs DSL should ;-)
smart boot disc rocks!!!!