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Re: Boot Problem



On Fri, Jun 16, 2000 at 02:23:30PM -0700, Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:
> >>>>> "Jim" == Jim Ziegler <jcz@ziplink.net> writes:
> 
>     Jim> On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 03:27:53PM -0700, Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:
>     >> >>>>> "Jim" == Jim Ziegler <jcz@ziplink.net> writes:
>     >> 
>     Jim> On Tue, Jun 13, 2000 at 04:45:03PM -0700, Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:
>     >> >> >>>>> "Brit" == Brit Rothrock <4768905@mylinepcx.com> writes:
>     >> >> 
>     Brit> When the system boots, the Linux opening screen appears - when we begin
>     Brit> the installation, as soon as the load process begins,  we see "Lo" (a
>     Brit> quick flash, so I'm not sure) and the system immediately re-boots.
>     >> >> 
>     >> >> This sounds like what would happen on my laptop when I did not use
>     >> >> the "Tecra" kernel last release.  It was something to do with
>     >> >> `bzImage' vs `zImage' kernels, right?  I thought we'd fixed that by
>     >> >> using the "Tecra" version for everything now?
>     >> >> 
>     >> >> ... Or perhaps the `safe' flavor will cure it?  I've got to hand this
>     >> >> one off.  Any ideas?
>     >> >> 
>     >> >> 
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>     >> >> 
>     >> 
>     Jim> The "safe" flavor does the same thing.
>     >> 
>     >> Darn.  Can you please try two `slink' boot floppies?  First, the
>     >> standard one, then the `tecra' flavor, and tell us what happens.
>     >> 
> 
>     Jim> Let me restate the problem for my friend Brit who is not very Linux savy.
> 
>     Jim> SYSLINUX comes up fine to the boot prompt, then when you hit enter it
>     Jim> prints "Loading root.bin ..." and then the machine reboots.  This happens
>     Jim> with both slink and potato boot floppies, and with both standard, compact,
>     Jim> and safe versions.
> 
>  Did you try the Slink `tecra' kernel?
> 

slink-safe-tecra gives same result

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jcz@ziplink.net (Jim Ziegler)



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