Re: [SLE] Trouble installing SUSE 9.3
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 --- Cristian Rodriguez <judas.iscariote@gmail.com> wrote:
2005/7/3, Rafe <rafe00@ameritech.net>:
Help
I am trying to install SUSE 9.3 to a ibm thinkpad transnote. This laptop has a usb floppy which it
can
boot from and a usb cdrom which it cannot boot from.
pass the "floppy=thinkpad" parameter in the boot prompt.
-- Cristian Rodriguez. "for DVDs in Linux screw the MPAA and ; do dig $DVDs.z.zoy.org ; done | \ perl -ne 's/\.//g; print pack("H224",$1) if(/^x([^z]*)/)' | gunzip"
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
--- Ken Schneider <suse-list@bout-tyme.net> wrote:
I did not know about the floppy= parameters -
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
verify on my linux box, but that does not mean
On Mon, 2005-07-04 at 10:29 -0700, Rafe wrote: thanks pass 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
Rafe wrote:
--- Ken Schneider <suse-list@bout-tyme.net> 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
Adam Vazquez Kb2Jpd wrote:
Rafe wrote:
--- Ken Schneider <suse-list@bout-tyme.net> 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:
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
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/ibm.html Go to the bottom of the page. Your computer is there as two listing for debian and redhat. Adam
--- Adam Vazquez Kb2Jpd <adamvaz@earthlink.net> wrote:
Adam Vazquez Kb2Jpd wrote:
Rafe wrote:
--- Ken Schneider <suse-list@bout-tyme.net> 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
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
I 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:
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
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/ibm.html
Go to the bottom of the page. Your computer is there as two listing for debian and redhat.
Adam
Yeah. I saw both already. Again no luck. I might be able to install debian by following the directions listed, but as far as I can tell he just takes the normal debian floppies and hacks in usb drivers for the cdrom and floppy. Maybe this was back when usb was new. Now days linux should have no problem with usb cdrom drives and floppies. I think I could install mandrake 9.2, but I am tring to install SUSE 9.3. Rafe
Hello Rafe, Monday, July 4, 2005, 2:33:00 PM, you wrote:
190 lines of crap redundant email 5 deep deleted.
Yeah. I saw both already. Again no luck. I might be
Learn how to trim your replies !!! There is absolutely no need for 5 layers of replies to your few lines of response at the end...
--- Adam Vazquez Kb2Jpd <adamvaz@earthlink.net> wrote:
Rafe wrote:
--- Ken Schneider <suse-list@bout-tyme.net> 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:
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
On Mon, 2005-07-04 at 11:44 -0700, Rafe wrote:
--- Ken Schneider <suse-list@bout-tyme.net> wrote:
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.
Sorry about the top posting.
No problem. It just makes it easier to read when someone searches the archives.
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.
After creating the floppies can you mount them and see the files on them? Also, if using dd to create them try using bs=1024 to set the block size. It may help. -- 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
--- Ken Schneider <suse-list@bout-tyme.net> wrote:
On Mon, 2005-07-04 at 11:44 -0700, Rafe wrote:
--- Ken Schneider <suse-list@bout-tyme.net> wrote:
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.
Sorry about the top posting. No problem. It just makes it easier to read when someone searches the archives.
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.
After creating the floppies can you mount them and see the files on them? Also, if using dd to create them try using bs=1024 to set the block size. It may help.
-- 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
Yes I can mount the disk and see a readme file saying that it is linux bootdisk or something like that. I tried the bs=1024 and got the same error message: Boot failed: please change disk and press a key to continue. I think I'v been working on this too long and am not thinking clearly. Rafe
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