Re: Problem of installation: first boot [tobshiba 4000cdt]
To install Debian on my Satellite Pro 4260 I downloaded the files to
boot the install from dos. That works, but I can't boot from a kernel
that I have compiled.
The files you need to start an install from dos are:
install.bat, base2_2.tgz, drivers.tgz, linux, and loadlin.exe
The version of these that I used is disks-2.2.17, although that version
doesn't seem to be available anymore.
Here is what is available:
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/frozen/main/disks-i386/2.2.16-2000-07-14/
Hope that helps,
- Scott
J K wrote:
>
> Hi David,
> On checking the achieves of this mailing list, I have found a thread which might help you and me.
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-laptop-9911/threads.html
>
> The thread is "boot..reboot...reboot...". There are several suggested ideas there.
>
> Regards,
> manowar
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "David Scott Goen" <dsgoen@earthlink.net>
> Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 22:34:41 -0500
> To: "J K" <manowar@graffiti.net>, <debian-laptop@lists.debian.org>
> Subject: RE: Problem of installation: first boot [tobshiba 4000cdt]
>
> > Yes, it's a known problem with Toshiba's. You have to use the Tecra boot
> > images. Unfortunately, my Toshiba won't boot that either. I've posted a
> > question about this in several locations last week and have not gotten any
> > responses. I have found, however, that it will boot the next level after
> > Slink, known as Potato. But I haven't gotten it to recognize the CD-ROM
> > drive. I'm a little disappointed about the complete lack of help on this
> > issue, as I had heard so much about the supportive Linux community.
> > Basically, I'd give up if I wasn't completely stubborn about these kind of
> > things.
> >
> > David
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: J K [mailto:manowar@graffiti.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 9:25 PM
> > To: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Problem of installation: first boot [tobshiba 4000cdt]
> >
> >
> > 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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