Martin Rogers wrote: > From: Darrick Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 2008-05-13 14:40 > >Mart, > > >Try one of the older images on my site. I'll be uploading a new image > >later today. We made some changes in the initrd which may be causing > >some of the problems you're seeing. > > >Not sure why it's been so quiet around here lately. > > >When I build the new images, I'll do both the via-serial and non-serial > >versions. > > >Darrick > > > Hi Darrick > > I tried the 1625 VIA serial image and it gets further than the 1725 one. > It seems to verify and start the bootstrap of the Astlinux/Linux image. > However it then runs into USB initialisation and locks me out of the > console. I am unable therefore to change the files in the OS directory > (for example to try the 1703 image) as I have no command prompt. What I > see on the final screen (this is build 1625) is:
What exact hardware are you using? You can always pull the CF card out and even modify the files on even a Windows machine. > "Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel.d00 > usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice" > > It then goes through a sequence of assigning USB bus numbers 3,4 and 5 > before outputting the line : > > "USB Mass Storage support registered." > > This is on the final line of the screen, there is no command prompt and > the cursor is flashing at the start of the second line. Note that the > machine is not totally locked up as the Num and Caps lock still toggle > the keyboard lights on. I don't think this is a usb issue, if you're not using the usb, turn them off. Are you 100% sure that this is actually hanging up? How long are you waiting before giving up? There may actually be activity while the screen is blank. > Q1. Is there a way to get past this stage of the processing so that 1625 > can complete boot up? > Q2. Is there a way to interrupt the boot up so that I can get control of > the console and change the Astlinux files - otherwise I will need to > reinstall Runnix. Not currently. We could add some debug stops and drops to shell where appropriate, but we haven't done that yet. Darrick -- Darrick Hartman DJH Solutions, LLC http://www.djhsolutions.com http://www.djhsolutions.com/wiki ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
