��� 18/12/2002 6:36:38 ��, �/� "Derek Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ������:
> >Hi Pheobus, > >You must be installing Shoestring, it is quite hard to install. I have had a >few failures with it. The enter runlevel means that the system does not >know which runlevel to use, 3 is a good one. But the installation has failed > >But I installed it on a Q40 at a Computer show, and it did install first >time. > >There seems to be problems with the type of CDR disk used, maybe it is >errors in the writing of the disk, try looking at the checksums of the >downloaded disk image. > >Derek > Thanks for the info Derek. I am indeed installing Shoestring. I have searched for older versions to try but they seem to have disappeared from everywhere... I am not sure if Richard is reading this list any more (or ql- developers) but he would be the one to consult. As I said in my original mailing, using the ramimg and then running apps directly from the cdrom works just fine. Maybe again it's my Q40 as it's an initial production run and some things as I have noticed don't go as expected (ie ProWesS that despite all info from other Q40i and Q60 users I yet have to install and run). Other things work like a dream. (Turbo, GWASS, c68 and Q-Word do and that's what I am really interested in anyway! Weird thing here is that PQIV DOESN'T run unless used on QDOS Classic ) The problem with the Shoestring ISO image is that it exceeds 700Mbytes (it's actually a little over it and I had to set my CDR to overburn it. However the checksums look fine and furthermore it didn't appear to have any trouble with it.... After little thought however, my money is on the partitioning scheme... I think that the QWA partition set startable confuses it... Oh well I will have to totally erase and start over... that's the part of QL systems I hate... disk (floppy) access is so slow and the copy of subdirectories so unecessary complicated I dread touching it... Speaking of disks any way to use QubIDE partitions (which are infinitely more reliable than QWA ones) and SMSQ/E ones on the same disk? I've tried to contact Phil Borman, but he doesn't reply from the address he lists on his webpage... Regards, Phoebus >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Phoebus Dokos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "QL Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "QL Developers Mailing >List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 4:13 AM >Subject: [ql-users] Weird Q40 Linux Problem > > >> >> Hi, >> I just installed Q40 Linux (not just a dummy version based on the ram >image which worked >> pretty well btw) on my Q40 and after the installation completes >succesfully, upon restarting I >> am getting a enter runlevel prompt and whatever I enter Linux hangs there >with a No more >> things to do in theis Runlevel (or something like that anyway).... >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Also I acquired a couple of Intel Etherexpress PRO/100 ISA!!! cards and it >worked good with >> the the ramimage based Linux (I managed to run Lynx! hehe)... i think i >can get more and they >> were dirt cheap... approx 1.50 UKP (I am not sure for the price on more of >these as the guy >> probably will figure out there's a demand and will jack up the price but I >can ask)... >> >> >> Phoebus >> >> >> > >
