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 > -- > _______________________________________________ > Get your free email from http://www.graffiti.net > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Nate Duehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPG Key fingerprint = DCAF 2B9D CC9B 96FA 7A6D AAF4 2D61 77C5 7ECE C1D2 Public Key available upon request, or at wwwkeys.pgp.net and others.
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