On Friday 10 January 2014 06:58:19 Scott Ferguson wrote:
> Run level 2 which I suggested will boot and run fine with *much*
> less.
Yes. Many of the things people have suggested would work, but he is
not listening to suggestions.
If he is trying to boot a Knoppix DVD to a GUI it would need mo
On 08/01/14 02:57, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Tuesday 07 January 2014 00:22:19 Scott Ferguson wrote:
>> On 06/01/14 23:48, Long Wind wrote:
>>> knoppix CD doesn't seem to be able to boot
>>
>> If Knoppix can't boot I'd be very surprised.
>
> He may be using a Knoppix DVD, for which he has not got enou
On 1/8/14, Miles Fidelman wrote:
> I'll repeat my suggestion of SystemRescueCD as a good LiveCD for
> diagnostic purposes.
>
> Miles
>>
>
>
I have tried knoppix, it also claim to have repair/diagnosis feature
but I made no progress
I have visited SystemRescueCD's web site
its focus seem to be rep
On 1/8/14, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Tue, 2014-01-07 at 12:01 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote:
>> Lisi Reisz wrote:
>
> At what point does a
>
> Knoppix
> SystemRescueCD
> Puppy Linux
> GParted Live
>
> or any other live media stop startup?
>
> If the small Live Linux you use should come with a picture
On 1/9/14, John D. Hendrickson and Sara Darnell wrote:
> why are you trying to install woody CD on a pc with 1G of memory when
> you can't solve an easy problem as free memory ?
>
> woody is for period computers from that period
> and is [still] excellent for computers of that period
>
On Tue, 2014-01-07 at 12:01 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote:
> Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > On Tuesday 07 January 2014 00:22:19 Scott Ferguson wrote:
> >> On 06/01/14 23:48, Long Wind wrote:
> >>> knoppix CD doesn't seem to be able to boot
> >> If Knoppix can't boot I'd be very surprised.
> > He may be using
Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Tuesday 07 January 2014 00:22:19 Scott Ferguson wrote:
On 06/01/14 23:48, Long Wind wrote:
knoppix CD doesn't seem to be able to boot
If Knoppix can't boot I'd be very surprised.
He may be using a Knoppix DVD, for which he has not got enough memory.
I'll repeat my suggest
On Tuesday 07 January 2014 00:22:19 Scott Ferguson wrote:
> On 06/01/14 23:48, Long Wind wrote:
> > knoppix CD doesn't seem to be able to boot
>
> If Knoppix can't boot I'd be very surprised.
He may be using a Knoppix DVD, for which he has not got enough memory.
Lisi
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On 01/06/2014 09:58 PM, Chris Bannister wrote:
On Sun, Jan 05, 2014 at 06:50:28PM -0500, Long Wind wrote:
On 1/5/14, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
To grub config add the mem parameter, e.g.
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.X ro root=/dev/sdXX mem=1024M
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Stan
I have tested "mem=" option with 2 Linux Insta
On 1/6/14, Chris Bannister wrote:
>> On 1/5/14, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
>> >
>> > To grub config add the mem parameter, e.g.
>> >
>> > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.X ro root=/dev/sdXX mem=1024M
>> >
>> > --
>> > Stan
>> >
>>
>
> 64 bit?
> Could you post the "exact" text error messages displayed when it
On Sun, Jan 05, 2014 at 06:50:28PM -0500, Long Wind wrote:
> On 1/5/14, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> >
> > To grub config add the mem parameter, e.g.
> >
> > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.X ro root=/dev/sdXX mem=1024M
> >
> > --
> > Stan
> >
>
> I have tested "mem=" option with 2 Linux Install CD
> one CD i
On 1/6/14, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> LiveCDs (and non-live, install CDs) do not use lilo. The "mem=xM" in
> this instance is used by syslinux.
>
> Make sure "mem" is followed by a real figure seen by the system in the
> POST. That figure must be followed by "M". Any variation will *not* have
> an ef
On 06/01/14 16:24, Long Wind wrote:
> On 1/5/14, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>>
>>
>
> I have said "mem=" option doesn't work
> Its result is nearly the same as I don't enter boot option "mem="
> After reading (loading) kernel, the machine reboot
> (apparently it has memory problem)
>
> according l
On 06/01/14 17:59, Long Wind wrote:
> I am downloading KNOPPIX_V7.2.0CD-2013-06-16-EN.iso
> It will take a few hours
>
> Should I download other KNOPPIX CD images instead?
No.,
>
> I will burn it
> shall I replace wheezy with it?
>
>
No. While you 'can' "install" it to a Hard Drive it's bes
On 06/01/14 23:48, Long Wind wrote:
> knoppix CD doesn't seem to be able to boot
If Knoppix can't boot I'd be very surprised.
Is the Knoppix CD corrupted? (do an md5sum check)
Which boot parameters did you use? (don't just hit Enter and pray).
If "knoppix 2 mem=xM" doesn't work try "knoppix 2 mem
Long Wind wrote:
knoppix CD doesn't seem to be able to boot
as I can boot woody,
is there any dmidecode equivalence in woody?
I think it's part of the standard distribution - try typing "dmidecode"
and see what you get. If you're not root, then "sudo dmidecode"
Miles Fidelman
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On 1/6/14, Miles Fidelman wrote:
>>
> That's a pretty ancient chip set, and it looks like your motherboard
> won't hold more than 2G. I expect the memory hole is NOT your problem,
> as it would restrict you from seeing the top 1G of 4G, I don't think it
> would keep you from using all 1G, but the
knoppix CD doesn't seem to be able to boot
as I can boot woody,
is there any dmidecode equivalence in woody?
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On 1/5/14, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>
>
> shadowing(??)
>
>
> dmidecode will give you the information Miles (and others) need if you
> can get a Live CD to boot.
> Most of the Debian/Debian-based ones will take the kernel parameter
> "mem=$amountM" as mentioned elsewhere in this thread (where $amount
I am downloading KNOPPIX_V7.2.0CD-2013-06-16-EN.iso
It will take a few hours
Should I download other KNOPPIX CD images instead?
I will burn it
shall I replace wheezy with it?
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On 1/6/14, Miles Fidelman wrote:
>>
> That's a pretty ancient chip set, and it looks like your motherboard
> won't hold more than 2G. I expect the memory hole is NOT your problem,
> as it would restrict you from seeing the top 1G of 4G, I don't think it
> would keep you from using all 1G, but the
Wheezy has no problem whatsoever with Socket 478 chipset in general (speking
from experience). Particular motherboard model, though, may be incompatible in
some way, but that's a far shot.
Atle Solbakken wrote:
>It might be that the chipset isn't supported in woody because the
>kernel
>is too o
It might be that the chipset isn't supported in woody because the kernel
is too old, and not in wheezy because the kernel is to new.
What if you try to boot a Sarge install?
http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r8/i386/iso-cd/
Atle.
Den 05. jan. 2014 13:24, skrev Long Wind:
B
On 01/05/2014 09:13 PM, Long Wind wrote:
On 1/5/14, Doug wrote:
Have watched this thread for a little. In this day and age, 1GB ram is
just not enough,
and ram is pretty cheap nowadays. Why not spring for another 1GB and
simplify your life?
What kind do you need? I might have an old stick of 1
Long Wind wrote:
On 1/5/14, Miles Fidelman wrote:
If you have a memory hole, chances are there wouldn't be a BIOS option
to help. It has to do with the way that memory-mapped i/o is handled
with some families of chips and their associated motherboards.
For example, I have two older servers -
On 06/01/14 13:14, Miles Fidelman wrote:
> If you have a memory hole, chances are there wouldn't be a BIOS option
> to help. It has to do with the way that memory-mapped i/o is handled
> with some families of chips and their associated motherboards.
>
> For example, I have two older servers - ful
On 1/5/14, Long Wind wrote:
>
> Thanks!
>
> CPU is P4/2.9G, motherboard is 848P-M7
> it's quite like 848P-M Deluxe:
>
> http://www.ecs.com.cn/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_Detail.aspx?CategoryID=1&DetailID=402&DetailName=Feature&MenuID=24&LanID=0
>
> actually I might try to update BIOS from site abo
On 1/5/14, Long Wind wrote:
>
> Thanks!
>
> CPU is P4/2.9G, motherboard is 848P-M7
> it's quite like 848P-M Deluxe:
>
> http://www.ecs.com.cn/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_Detail.aspx?CategoryID=1&DetailID=402&DetailName=Feature&MenuID=24&LanID=0
>
> actually I might try to update BIOS from site abo
On 1/5/14, Miles Fidelman wrote:
> If you have a memory hole, chances are there wouldn't be a BIOS option
> to help. It has to do with the way that memory-mapped i/o is handled
> with some families of chips and their associated motherboards.
>
> For example, I have two older servers - fully loade
If you have a memory hole, chances are there wouldn't be a BIOS option
to help. It has to do with the way that memory-mapped i/o is handled
with some families of chips and their associated motherboards.
For example, I have two older servers - fully loaded with 4Gig of RAM
(as I said, older se
On 1/5/14, Doug wrote:
> Have watched this thread for a little. In this day and age, 1GB ram is
> just not enough,
> and ram is pretty cheap nowadays. Why not spring for another 1GB and
> simplify your life?
> What kind do you need? I might have an old stick of 1 or 2GB you could
> have. If you'r
On 01/05/2014 05:00 PM, Long Wind wrote:
Thanks for your reply!
I have google and someone says changing BIOS option about memory hole
I search my BIOS, can't find such option, no luck
On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Miles Fidelman
mailto:mfidel...@meetinghouse.net>> wrote:
Zenaan Harkn
On 1/5/14, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
>
> To grub config add the mem parameter, e.g.
>
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.X ro root=/dev/sdXX mem=1024M
>
> --
> Stan
>
I have tested "mem=" option with 2 Linux Install CD
one CD is for 64 bit Linux
the other CD is Mandrake 9.2,
both don't help
(before booting i
Thanks for your reply!
I have google and someone says changing BIOS option about memory hole
I search my BIOS, can't find such option, no luck
On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Miles Fidelman
wrote:
> Zenaan Harkness wrote:
>
>> On 1/5/14, Long Wind wrote:
>>
>>> BIOS see all memory and Windows
On 1/5/2014 6:24 AM, Long Wind wrote:
> BIOS see all memory and Windows XP can run
> Yes, memory test OK after the memtest probe method
To grub config add the mem parameter, e.g.
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.X ro root=/dev/sdXX mem=1024M
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Zenaan Harkness wrote:
On 1/5/14, Long Wind wrote:
BIOS see all memory and Windows XP can run
Yes, memory test OK after the memtest probe method
I have a woody install CD
I try to boot bf24, if fails (the default kernel also fail)
I have no live CD, but I have plug a hard disk with wheezy
I d
On 1/5/14, Long Wind wrote:
> BIOS see all memory and Windows XP can run
> Yes, memory test OK after the memtest probe method
>
> I have a woody install CD
> I try to boot bf24, if fails (the default kernel also fail)
>
> I have no live CD, but I have plug a hard disk with wheezy
> I don't believe
BIOS see all memory and Windows XP can run
Yes, memory test OK after the memtest probe method
I have a woody install CD
I try to boot bf24, if fails (the default kernel also fail)
I have no live CD, but I have plug a hard disk with wheezy
I don't believe it make difference
On 1/5/14, Chris Banni
On Sun, Jan 05, 2014 at 03:35:42AM -0500, Long Wind wrote:
> the install CD says during installation:
> not enough memory to load specified image
>
> According to memtest I have only 688k memory at first
> I really have 1 G memory
> In memtest I select configuration, Memory Sizing,
> and use probe
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