Yes, I can confirm patmeisters findings, I too had to exchange my CD player before I could install gOS. Otherwise it would just hang during the install, and report a "bad CD". But a brand-new Ubuntu 8.04 live_CD that came with a magazine also did not work on that CD_player, and did after I switched it. In the past I had used the non working CD- player to install dozens of other Linux distro's. So it seems to be newer versions of Ubuntu software related.
On 17 okt, 13:44, patmeister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > it could be your CD rom i have had problems with ubuntu on some readers and > had to change readers to install it i dont know why but some just cant read > it right so i suggest try it on anther machine and see if it boots if it > does this coul be the case if it were a video problem it would just go dark > and you could solve that by using the safe video mode but it is probably the > reader itself > > On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 9:48 PM, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
