Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2700 mails)

[Rafe <rafe00@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- Adam Vazquez Kb2Jpd <adamvaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Rafe wrote:
> 
> >--- Ken Schneider <suse-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>On Mon, 2005-07-04 at 10:29 -0700, Rafe wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>I did not know about the floppy= parameters -
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>thanks
> >>    
> >>
> >>>for pointing it out.  I still get the error:
> >>>
> >>>"Boot failed: please change disks and press a key
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>to
> >>    
> >>
> >>>continue."
> >>>
> >>>Pressing a key does nothing.  I goggled the
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>floppy=
> >>    
> >>
> >>>parameter and tried ALL the possible settings
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>-same
> >>    
> >>
> >>>error every time.  I even tried floppy=debug and
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>got
> >>    
> >>
> >>>nothing new.  I tried all the above with and
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>without
> >>    
> >>
> >>>quotes "". 
> >>>
> >>>I am going to buy a second new box of floppies. 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>The
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Office Depot near me only sells their brand and I
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>may
> >>    
> >>
> >>>need better floppies.  Has anyone else had to
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>switch
> >>    
> >>
> >>>floppy brands to get this to work?  The floppies
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>pass
> >>    
> >>
> >>>verify on my linux box, but that does not mean
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>they
> >>    
> >>
> >>>are  prefect.  I seem to remember that the device
> >>>drivers for floppies sometimes will try to read
> >>>several times before giving up and maybe on the
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>setup
> >>    
> >>
> >>>disk every thing has to work the first time.
> >>>
> >>>Rafe
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>Please don't top post.
> >>How are you creating the floppies? If using linux
> dd
> >>would be the
> >>command and if using windows rawwrite would be
> used.
> >>
> >>-- 
> >>Ken Schneider
> >>UNIX  since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE  since
> 1998
> >>
> >> "The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't
> >>suck is probably
> >>  the day they start making vacuum cleaners."
> -Ernst
> >>Jan Plugge
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >Sorry about the top posting.
> >
> >I am using linux to create the floppies:
> >
> >dd if=bootdisk1 of=/dev/fd0
> >
> >I am trying memorex floppies right now, but still
> no
> >luck.
> >
> >Rafe
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> It is time for you to hit the Web "linux laptops" on
> Google:
> 
>
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hs=H4p&hl=en&lr=&newwindow=1&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=linux+laptops&btnG=Search
> 
> There are several sites that focus on Sony Laptops.
> 
> Search for the answer on Google and I bet you will
> be able to get it to 
> work.
> 
> Adam
> 
Ouch!!!

I've been all over google and I either don't know the
right question(s) or my problem is not listed.  I've
visited a lot of the sites from your link.  I can keep
looking, but I am starting to think that I am doing
something very basic wrong.

Most sites say that linux should install on a thinkpad
with no problems.

I am using a usb teac floppy drive and a Lite-on it
corp cdrom/dvd drive.  Windows xp has no trouble
finding either floppy or cdrom drive.

I have installed linux many times, but I must admit I
am used to everything working well at this stage of
the install.  The problems come in at the config
stage.

Windows xp installed on the laptop with no problems -
so I think the hardware is ok.

I just ftped the bootdisks to the laptop and used
rawwrite for windows from the laptop to create the
boot floppies -same error message:

Boot failed: please change disks and press a key to
continue.

Pressing a key does nothing.  I've read on google that
some people with this error had luck with a different
floppy disk.  So this error is sometimes given for bad
floppies, but that does not seem to be my problem.

Again I think I am doing something very simple wrong,
but I am just not able to see it.

Rafe