Well, maybe you are not doing "anything wrong", maybe gOS is incompatible with something in your computer. The "busybox" is a "toolkit" of sorts that is launched as a "debugging tool", just for that kind of cases. That you get it is a sign that gOS thinks something is wrong with your hardware that cannot be resolved automatically, and the toolkit is then launched to give an experienced Linux user a chance to figure out what is wrong, it is the software equivalent of a "swiss knife".
Try the disk on another computer an it will probably boot without any problem. Never seen a "busybox" error myself, but it can happen, most often it is a symptom of a defective hardware component. Sorry that I can't help you beyond this, there might be many reasons that prevents the live CD from booting correctly, only an expert behind your computer can figure out what the reason is for crashing into the busybox. On 17 okt, 03:22, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Then wtf are we both doing wrong? > > On Oct 16, 9:08 pm, "gerardo ortiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ive got the same exact problem > > > i burned like 5 gos cd's! and it still wnt wrk! > > > On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 7:43 PM, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Whoops... my bad. > > > > On Oct 16, 7:43 pm, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ok well I tried the burn at the slowest possible speed and it does the > > > > same exact thing when I boot from CD. > > > > > But I found out what it says when the screen goes black. You know... I > > > > select "Try gOS without any change to my computer" and then it starts > > > > to load crap, then it goes black and comes up with this message: > > > > > "Busy Box v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-5ubuntu12) Built-in shell (ash) > > > > Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. > > > > (initramfs)_" > > > > > The underscore blinks, and I can type different commands, but nothing > > > > that helps me. Is it possible that the download was corrupted? > > > > The .iso file is 702,982 KB... so it seems fine. > > > > > What could possibly be wrong? > > > > > And another thing... how would I ever be able to install gOS if the > > > > only option the boot screen gives me is "Try gOS without any change to > > > > your computer"? > > > > > On Oct 16, 5:49 am, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > You must run the Live CD, and from an Icon on the desktop run the > > > > > built in installer. There is no option to install from the boot menu. > > > > > > What happens with booting I can't say, depends on what it says the > > > > > problem is. > > > > > > Its still possible you have a corrupted download, or the burn is bad. > > > > > Burning a Live_CD is tricky, as the tiniest burn error can cause a > > > > > problem like this. I suggest checking the file size of the .ISO to see > > > > > if you have the full download, burning the .ISO at the lowest possible > > > > > speed (4x) and trying if the CD will boot in a different system. If it > > > > > does not, and stops with the same error, chances are very big you have > > > > > a bad CD. If it boots on another computer, try to boot with the "save > > > > > video" mode enabled. > > > > > Check you have enough RAM, 512MB should work. 256 MB probably not. > > > > > > On 16 okt, 08:40, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I downloaded the gOS 3.0 .iso image and burned it directly onto a > > > CD-R > > > > > > once it was finished downloading. I then booted my computer from the > > > > > > CD drive and the gOS screen comes up where it normally asks what you > > > > > > want to do from there. For some reason, it only gives me the option > > > to > > > > > > try it out without installing it (I believe it's called running it > > > > > > "live")... this is a problem. I want the option to actually install > > > > > > the OS. On top of that, once I selected that option, it loaded some > > > > > > crap for a few seconds, then goes to a black command screen where it > > > > > > says something I don't understand, and it won't get any farther than > > > > > > that. > > > > > > > Am I doing something wrong here? I don't believe there was any > > > > > > mishap > > > > > > with the acquisition of the files along with the burning of the .iso > > > > > > image. > > > > > > > Help? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
