[Bug 680599] New: openSUSE-11.4 LIVE images for USB will not boot (both GNOME and KDE)
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599#c0 Summary: openSUSE-11.4 LIVE images for USB will not boot (both GNOME and KDE) Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.4 Version: Final Platform: All OS/Version: SuSE Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Live Medium AssignedTo: coolo@novell.com ReportedBy: rallcorn@uucpnet.org QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:2.0b12) Gecko/20110222 Firefox/4.0b12 I've tried from two very different systems, both running openSUSE-11.4 and downloaded the very latest from the website ... but: the LIVE images for USB drive usage, both GNOME and KDE, will not boot! My son's Netbook was just set up with openSUSE-11.3 and working great, but he wanted the very latest, like "Daddy" ... now, his Netbook (Acer AspireONE) is dead in the water, waiting for a working USB "LIVE" image download that boots. -rAllcorn- Richard A. Allcorn email: richallcorn@ITNetworking.info Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.download the latest image 2.dump it down to the memory stick (with dd_rescue) 3.try and boot on it Actual Results: it won't boot! -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599#c1 Jean-Daniel Dodin <jdd@dodin.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |jdd@dodin.org --- Comment #1 from Jean-Daniel Dodin <jdd@dodin.org> 2011-03-17 19:37:47 UTC --- I just write this post from the live Kde written on USB with studiowriter. may be you should specify the hardware how can a computer be stuck by an usb key -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599#c2 --- Comment #2 from Richard A. Allcorn <rallcorn@uucpnet.org> 2011-03-18 01:05:02 UTC --- the USB device w/not boot to start the LIVE image or install ... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599#c3 Stephan Kulow <coolo@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO InfoProvider| |rallcorn@uucpnet.org --- Comment #3 from Stephan Kulow <coolo@novell.com> 2011-03-24 11:18:22 CET --- you failed to describe the problem. "will not boot" will not help. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599#c4 Mustafaa al-Hamdaani <mustafaa.alhamdaani@gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |mustafaa.alhamdaani@gmail.c | |om --- Comment #4 from Mustafaa al-Hamdaani <mustafaa.alhamdaani@gmail.com> 2011-04-10 17:08:58 UTC --- I am using Dell Inspiron 1564 (with Northbridge Intel Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge rev. 12, Southbridge Intel HM55 rev. 06), the USB doesn't boot too, after choosing the live session, I see only a blank screen, Ctrl+Shift+F2 or F7 of F12 doesn't take my to another virtual terminal, I tried changing the kernel options from default to "Safe Settings", "No ACPI", and "No local APIC", any of these options allow a little more progress so I could see what happened (and changing between virtual terminals), the last few lines say: Mounting compressed unified tree mount: warning: /livecd seems to be mounted read-only Stopping boot shell Stopping boot logging Activating Image: [/cdrom/openSUSE--kde-11.4-live....... Kernel logging enabled on: /dev/tty1 Preparing preinit phase Failed to copy iprocs code rebootException: error consoles at Alt-F3/F4 rebootException: reboot in 120 sec Hope you can fix these issues and release updated images. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599#c5 Thomas Lynch <thomas.lynch@reasoningtechnology.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |thomas.lynch@reasoningtechn | |ology.com --- Comment #5 from Thomas Lynch <thomas.lynch@reasoningtechnology.com> 2011-05-16 17:16:24 UTC --- I have the exact same problem, with the exact same log. Indeed it does wait 2 minutes reboots and repeats. Fujitsu Lifebook A6025 .. when it rains it pores - I burned the live CD to do a rescue on the system just to be hit by this. This may be useful info: the Fedora live CD boots fine, though in the most recent version of the Fedora live CD one can not do an MBR repair in any many that is apparent .. * again. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599#c6 --- Comment #6 from Thomas Lynch <thomas.lynch@reasoningtechnology.com> 2011-05-16 17:21:53 UTC --- Though, the same USB stick will boot on an ASUS Eee PC. The Eee PC does not have a CD drive while the Fujitsu Lifebook does -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680599#c7 Stephan Kulow <coolo@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |RESOLVED InfoProvider|rallcorn@uucpnet.org | Resolution| |WORKSFORME --- Comment #7 from Stephan Kulow <coolo@suse.com> 2012-07-11 07:00:10 CEST --- No idea why the bug got stuck in NEEDINFO for that long, but now there is no point in looking at it. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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