Re: using bootcd with usb cdrw drive

2001-10-25 Thread dman
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 06:26:21AM -0700, David Roundy wrote: | On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 10:31:21PM +0200, Debian User Jean-Baptiste Note wrote: | > Well, i'm sorry i'm really not an expert, but maybe you should | > try a kernel with a initrd option. | > With a initrd, you'll get somewhat of a prom

Re: using bootcd with usb cdrw drive

2001-10-25 Thread David Roundy
On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 10:31:21PM +0200, Debian User Jean-Baptiste Note wrote: > Well, i'm sorry i'm really not an expert, but maybe you should > try a kernel with a initrd option. > With a initrd, you'll get somewhat of a prompt and the ability > to modprobe any module you like, it could help you

Re: using bootcd with usb cdrw drive

2001-10-24 Thread Debian User Jean-Baptiste Note
Well, i'm sorry i'm really not an expert, but maybe you should try a kernel with a initrd option. With a initrd, you'll get somewhat of a prompt and the ability to modprobe any module you like, it could help you to debug your problem. So, what i would do : 1) try to recompile the kernel with modul

Re: using bootcd with usb cdrw drive

2001-10-23 Thread David Roundy
On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 10:43:33PM +0200, Debian User Jean-Baptiste Note wrote: > Just to know, have you devfs compiled in the kernel and mounted at boot ? > are you sure the entry /dev/scd0 exists at boot-time ? > what is the error message ? (i guess it's can't mount root fs on device > XX:XX ->

Re: using bootcd with usb cdrw drive

2001-10-23 Thread dman
On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 02:13:15PM -0700, David J. Roundy wrote: | On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 10:43:33PM +0200, Debian User Jean-Baptiste Note wrote: | > Just to know, have you devfs compiled in the kernel and mounted at boot ? | > are you sure the entry /dev/scd0 exists at boot-time ? | > what is th

Re: using bootcd with usb cdrw drive

2001-10-23 Thread David J. Roundy
On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 10:43:33PM +0200, Debian User Jean-Baptiste Note wrote: > Just to know, have you devfs compiled in the kernel and mounted at boot ? > are you sure the entry /dev/scd0 exists at boot-time ? > what is the error message ? (i guess it's can't mount root fs on device > XX:XX ->

Re: using bootcd with usb cdrw drive

2001-10-23 Thread Debian User Jean-Baptiste Note
Just to know, have you devfs compiled in the kernel and mounted at boot ? are you sure the entry /dev/scd0 exists at boot-time ? what is the error message ? (i guess it's can't mount root fs on device XX:XX -> those numbers have a meaning you should try to interpret) -- I'm an occurence of the I

using bootcd with usb cdrw drive

2001-10-23 Thread David Roundy
Hello all. I've been trying to use bootcd to create a bootable cdrom for my laptop, which has a USB cdrw drive (and no other removable drive), and I have been running into trouble booting with it. I can burn it just fine, and put on it a 2.4.12 kernel I compiled with USB mass storage compiled in.