Toshibas have problems with bzImage kernels. Use CD-ROM #2 to boot and
see if that helps. The second CD-ROM is customized with a zImage kernel
that Toshiba machines like better.
On Thu, Aug 03, 2000 at 10:24:50AM +0800, J K wrote:
> I bought the Debian GNU/Linux Unleashed book planning to install Debian GNU/Linux on
>my laptop Toshiba 4000CDT.
>
> I had previously installed Redhat 6.0 before. I partitioned my hard drive using
>Partition Magic 4.0 in win98.
>
> On first boot with a floppy boot disk, there will be a message "Loading
>root.bin....... Boot failed".
> Tried the same thing on my desktop and the same message appears.
>
> On first boot with the cdrom, the welcome screen will appear as per normal, on
>pressing [Enter], the message "Loading root.bin....." followed by "Loading
>linux......" then the screen will blank out and the welcome screen will appear again.
>This keeps looping.
>
> I suspect that either the cdrom is defective or there is hardware command that I
>need to append to the boot prompt.
>
> Does anyone knows the solution to this?
>
> Regards,
> manowar
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