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I downloaded the 9.2 iso and checked the md5sum. All good. Then I burnt the cd and tried to boot it using the failsafe cheatcode ( which works in Knoppix ). It hangs at "booting kernel". I tried burns using three different burning software programs and two different burners, same problem. I even tried to boot to run level 2 and had the same problem. Not that I would know what to do in run level 2 but someone here would tell me. Any suggestions?
Sure...
What model of macintosh ( G3 or G4 ) are you trying to boot this on ?
.... just kidding ....
But it would be helpful to know WHAT boxes you have tried your CD's on.
Did your CD's bootup on any other machines ?
( that would eliminate your CD's being the issue )
What are the contents of your CD's ?
More info is needed.. ( and it doesn't boot on mac..really.. )
73
ke4nt
Box is a new Presario, 2.66 ghz Celeron, 256 megs ram, 80 gig hd, 17 in lcd screen. What else do you need to know? I'm all ears!!! I did not try booting this on any other machines. Knoppix boots in failsafe and as I stated I tried to boot to run level 2 ( which didn't work ) because if it did boot there were some suggestions on this forum that I could try, and of course you people would try to help me out. BTW I did several searches of this forum before posting.
Sorry - also no floppy drive.
Burning software tried
1. Sonic Record Now
2. Deep Burner ( suggested on this site )
3. Prassi Premo
I've been in shops not booting a few late model laptops with dsl lately, though not this Presario (my recent posts). I know your pain.
Nevertheless, assuming your burns are ok, the conventional wisdom suggests it may be worth downloading and trying a few different dsl versions. As I understand it, I believe the last major change was at dsl 8.2.0, so maybe try a version(s) before this.
As a last resort: a laptop with this kind of grunt might run 'DSL Embedded' pretty well within WinXP.
I have heard that Knoppix favors Centrinos. Others have said Kanotix BHX tends to be more successful on laptops.
A request: please post the model of your Presario and more cpu details if you have them (eg Celeron M whatever), together with the versions of dsl that you try, and whether you're successful or not - this will be a great help to the collective knowledge base.
PS: If you haven't already, you could check google for a specific forum for your laptop on eg HP Notebooks or Notebook Review and post there re Knoppix.
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