To install Debian on my Satellite Pro 4260 I downloaded the files to boot the install from dos. That works, but I can't boot from a kernel that I have compiled.
The files you need to start an install from dos are: install.bat, base2_2.tgz, drivers.tgz, linux, and loadlin.exe The version of these that I used is disks-2.2.17, although that version doesn't seem to be available anymore. Here is what is available: http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/frozen/main/disks-i386/2.2.16-2000-07-14/ Hope that helps, - Scott J K wrote: > > Hi David, > On checking the achieves of this mailing list, I have found a thread which > might help you and me. > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-laptop-9911/threads.html > > The thread is "boot..reboot...reboot...". There are several suggested ideas > there. > > Regards, > manowar > > -----Original Message----- > From: "David Scott Goen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 22:34:41 -0500 > To: "J K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Problem of installation: first boot [tobshiba 4000cdt] > > > Yes, it's a known problem with Toshiba's. You have to use the Tecra boot > > images. Unfortunately, my Toshiba won't boot that either. I've posted a > > question about this in several locations last week and have not gotten any > > responses. I have found, however, that it will boot the next level after > > Slink, known as Potato. But I haven't gotten it to recognize the CD-ROM > > drive. I'm a little disappointed about the complete lack of help on this > > issue, as I had heard so much about the supportive Linux community. > > Basically, I'd give up if I wasn't completely stubborn about these kind of > > things. > > > > David > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: J K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 9:25 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Problem of installation: first boot [tobshiba 4000cdt] > > > > > > 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] > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > _______________________________________________ > Get your free email from http://www.graffiti.net > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
