Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 17:48:53 -0400
From: David Nedved <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up floppy?? Have
problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
Hmm.. no, I don't know exactly. On my desktop (Libby is already powered off
for the day) I get a similar message in my boot log immediately before swap
space is turned on. I know you probably don't want to keep swapping the hard
drive back-and-forth between machines, but maybe you could try to disable
swap and see if it boots that way?
Other than that I don't know... that's an unusual point for it to hang.
It should have already mounted the root filesystem, right? It's about to
scan the PCI bus, but that comes AFTER the swap space initialization.
If nothing else, join the linux-laptop mailling list hosted on
vger.kernel.org and ask them. Maybe they could help.
If you post there, I'll see your post, but you might want to include some
information about what kind of machine you loaded the OS on... that's the
only variable I can think of...
Other than that, you'll probably want to build a custom kernel for the
libby that doesn't have any additional hardware drivers in the kernel.
There could be a conflict with some other driver, although that sort of
thing is rare these days... Make sure that you compile it for the target
CPU of 586-mmx!!!!! The default will be whatever it is on the machine you
install on, which won't work if it's higher revved than a P5MMX!!!
Good luck,
David
On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 02:23:27PM -0700, Robbert J. van Herksen wrote:
> Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 23:20:29 +0200
> From: "Robbert J. van Herksen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up floppy?? Have
>problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
>
> Hi there,
>
> Thanks very much for responding so quickly and complete.
>
> Well, I read about the
> "put-the-libby-disk-in-another-laptop-install-linux-on-it-and-put-it-back-in
> -the Libby" trick, but when I booted the Libby, I noticed that it boots, but
> hangs after the message:
>
> Freeing unused kernel memory: 64k freed
>
> Any idea how to fix that??
>
> Cheers
>
> Robbert
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Nedved [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 23:03
> > To: Libretto
> > Subject: Re: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up
> > floppy?? Have problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
> >
> >
> > Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:55:02 -0400
> > From: David Nedved <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up
> > floppy?? Have problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I run Linux on my 70CT, but it's LFS -- Linux From Scratch. I've loaded
> > RedHat 6.2 on a 50CT though... I loaded it on a desktop, then swapped the
> > hard drive into the Libretto -- much easier than messing with boot disks,
> > zip drives, whatever. A boot-up floppy would have to either be a
> > standalone
> > floppy (the net boot floppy is a single floppy but I don't know
> > if it works
> > with your network card plus it requires a good connection to an
> > FTP server)
> > or get the kernel support for Libretto FD built into the kernel
> > on your boot
> > disk. I have no idea if that kernel support is kept current, or
> > where to get
> > it. I also don't relish the idea of making a custom boot disk.
> >
> > Since I have a working 70CT running Linux, let me know if I can
> > do anything
> > to help you get started, but really, your easiest route is to
> > slap the hard
> > drive into a desktop and load it that way. Just one guy's opinion, you
> > don't even owe me the traditional $0.02!
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > David
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 01:03:30PM -0700, Robbert J. van Herksen wrote:
> > > Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 21:59:07 +0200
> > > From: "Robbert J. van Herksen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up
> > floppy?? Have problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
> > >
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > Trying to install Redhat v7 unix on my beloved Libretto 70CT.
> > >
> > > Want to get in contact with Libretto 70CT owners that run any version of
> > > (preferrably) Redhat Linux.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help.
> > >
> > > Rgds
> > >
> > > Robbert van Herksen
> > > Soesterberg
> > > The Netherlands [the new home of Slovodan Milosovic... :-)) ]
> > >
> > >
> > >
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