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Re: Problem of installation: first boot [tobshiba 4000cdt]



Toshibas have problems with bzImage kernels.  Use CD-ROM #2 to boot and
see if that helps.  The second CD-ROM is customized with a zImage kernel
that Toshiba machines like better.

On Thu, Aug 03, 2000 at 10:24:50AM +0800, J K wrote:
> I bought the Debian GNU/Linux Unleashed book planning to install Debian GNU/Linux on my laptop Toshiba 4000CDT.
> 
> I had previously installed Redhat 6.0 before. I partitioned my hard drive using Partition Magic 4.0 in win98. 
> 
> On first boot with a floppy boot disk, there will be a message "Loading root.bin....... Boot failed".
> Tried the same thing on my desktop and the same message appears.
> 
> On first boot with the cdrom, the welcome screen will appear as per normal, on pressing [Enter], the message "Loading root.bin....." followed by "Loading linux......" then the screen will blank out and the welcome screen will appear again. This keeps looping.
> 
> I suspect that either the cdrom is defective or there is hardware command that I need to append to the boot prompt.
> 
> Does anyone knows the solution to this?
> 
> Regards,
>    manowar
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