Re: Debain 3.0r2 on Toshiba 3440ct
--- Frank Trenkamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > have you tried disabing the framebuffer with the boot > parameter: > > [kernel..] video=vga:off I wish if my debian boot disk could take me to that point. You see, after i turn on my laptop with the debain boot floppy in the USB floppy drive there is a read-activity on the floppy for a few seconds. And then nothing happens. The laptop's screen goes blank with a blinking cursor. [Note that Mandrake boot floppy works very well.] > Or maybe you should try to boot the 2.4.x kernel, > that IIRC is available by specifying > > bf24 > > as boot parameter. i just used RAWWRITE to copy bf24.bin image to a blank floppy. The result is same: nothing happens. Now, my questions: 1. I suspect that the floppy boot images supplied with Debian 3.0r2 do not support either USB floppy drive, or PCMCIA CD drive. Is that correct? 2. How do I create a debain boot floppy that lets me boot from USB floppy drive, and then uses the PCMCIA CD drive. Suggestions, tips, help are welcome. __ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/
Re: Debain 3.0r2 on Toshiba 3440ct
--- Frank Trenkamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > have you tried disabing the framebuffer with the boot > parameter: > > [kernel..] video=vga:off I wish if my debian boot disk could take me to that point. You see, after i turn on my laptop with the debain boot floppy in the USB floppy drive there is a read-activity on the floppy for a few seconds. And then nothing happens. The laptop's screen goes blank with a blinking cursor. [Note that Mandrake boot floppy works very well.] > Or maybe you should try to boot the 2.4.x kernel, > that IIRC is available by specifying > > bf24 > > as boot parameter. i just used RAWWRITE to copy bf24.bin image to a blank floppy. The result is same: nothing happens. Now, my questions: 1. I suspect that the floppy boot images supplied with Debian 3.0r2 do not support either USB floppy drive, or PCMCIA CD drive. Is that correct? 2. How do I create a debain boot floppy that lets me boot from USB floppy drive, and then uses the PCMCIA CD drive. Suggestions, tips, help are welcome. __ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debain 3.0r2 on Toshiba 3440ct
Hello Mumtaz, On Monday 07 June 2004 22:00, Mumtaz Ahmed wrote: > > > I tried booting with compact.bin and root.bin, but > > > nothing happens (i.e. a blank screen appears). A have you tried disabing the framebuffer with the boot parameter: [kernel..] video=vga:off Or maybe you should try to boot the 2.4.x kernel, that IIRC is available by specifying bf24 as boot parameter. Regards, Frank -- Frank Trenkamp frank at trenkamp dot org GPG fprt: FF9E 9A3A CACB D840 6866 8485 DCB1 98FA 7162 4D9C
Re: Debain 3.0r2 on Toshiba 3440ct
Hello Mumtaz, On Monday 07 June 2004 22:00, Mumtaz Ahmed wrote: > > > I tried booting with compact.bin and root.bin, but > > > nothing happens (i.e. a blank screen appears). A have you tried disabing the framebuffer with the boot parameter: [kernel..] video=vga:off Or maybe you should try to boot the 2.4.x kernel, that IIRC is available by specifying bf24 as boot parameter. Regards, Frank -- Frank Trenkamp frank at trenkamp dot org GPG fprt: FF9E 9A3A CACB D840 6866 8485 DCB1 98FA 7162 4D9C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debain 3.0r2 on Toshiba 3440ct
--- Frank Trenkamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Mumtaz, > > On Sunday 06 June 2004 21:15, Mumtaz Ahmed wrote: > > I am trying to figure out how to install Debain > 3.0r2 > > on Toshiba 3440ct laptop which has a USB bootable > > floppy. It is a pity that it does not have a > bootable > > CD drive. > > There is a port replicator extension available which > houses an optical > drive. frank, thanks for your reply. i do not have the port replicator extension (it is a used machine). hence there is no bootable CD drive. though i have a PCMCIA CD drive, which is not bootable. [also see below for my reply re floppy.] > The Portege knows how to boot from this > replicator. For full access > under linux you may have to patch your kernel, > though: e.g. newer 2.4.x > kernels may not recognize the Toshiba Piccolo IDE > controller in the > replicator, unless you edit > > /usr/src/[linux-kernel-sources]/include/linux/pci_ids.h > > and change the default line > > #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO 0x0102 > > to > > #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO 0x0105 > > according to what 'lspci' or similar show for the > replicator's built-in IDE > controller. Recompile, install kernel, reboot, > voila. > > > > > I tried booting with compact.bin and root.bin, but > > nothing happens (i.e. a blank screen appears). A > quick > > search on google and on this list's archive was > not > > much of a help. > > Have you set the USB floppy to "Legacy Emulation" in > the BIOS? You can > enter the BIOS by pressing ESC immediately after > powering on, then press > F1. yes, the legacy emulation is on. in fact, it boots mandrake 10's boot disk (which is capable of accessing the PCMCIA CD drive). currently i am using mandrake, and am not happy with it. > Good luck, > Frank > -- > Frank Trenkamp frank at > trenkamp dot org > GPG fprt: FF9E 9A3A CACB D840 6866 8485 DCB1 98FA > 7162 4D9C > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/
Re: Debain 3.0r2 on Toshiba 3440ct
Hello Mumtaz, On Sunday 06 June 2004 21:15, Mumtaz Ahmed wrote: > I am trying to figure out how to install Debain 3.0r2 > on Toshiba 3440ct laptop which has a USB bootable > floppy. It is a pity that it does not have a bootable > CD drive. There is a port replicator extension available which houses an optical drive. The Portege knows how to boot from this replicator. For full access under linux you may have to patch your kernel, though: e.g. newer 2.4.x kernels may not recognize the Toshiba Piccolo IDE controller in the replicator, unless you edit /usr/src/[linux-kernel-sources]/include/linux/pci_ids.h and change the default line #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO 0x0102 to #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO 0x0105 according to what 'lspci' or similar show for the replicator's built-in IDE controller. Recompile, install kernel, reboot, voila. > > I tried booting with compact.bin and root.bin, but > nothing happens (i.e. a blank screen appears). A quick > search on google and on this list's archive was not > much of a help. Have you set the USB floppy to "Legacy Emulation" in the BIOS? You can enter the BIOS by pressing ESC immediately after powering on, then press F1. Good luck, Frank -- Frank Trenkamp frank at trenkamp dot org GPG fprt: FF9E 9A3A CACB D840 6866 8485 DCB1 98FA 7162 4D9C
Re: Debain 3.0r2 on Toshiba 3440ct
--- Frank Trenkamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Mumtaz, > > On Sunday 06 June 2004 21:15, Mumtaz Ahmed wrote: > > I am trying to figure out how to install Debain > 3.0r2 > > on Toshiba 3440ct laptop which has a USB bootable > > floppy. It is a pity that it does not have a > bootable > > CD drive. > > There is a port replicator extension available which > houses an optical > drive. frank, thanks for your reply. i do not have the port replicator extension (it is a used machine). hence there is no bootable CD drive. though i have a PCMCIA CD drive, which is not bootable. [also see below for my reply re floppy.] > The Portege knows how to boot from this > replicator. For full access > under linux you may have to patch your kernel, > though: e.g. newer 2.4.x > kernels may not recognize the Toshiba Piccolo IDE > controller in the > replicator, unless you edit > > /usr/src/[linux-kernel-sources]/include/linux/pci_ids.h > > and change the default line > > #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO 0x0102 > > to > > #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO 0x0105 > > according to what 'lspci' or similar show for the > replicator's built-in IDE > controller. Recompile, install kernel, reboot, > voila. > > > > > I tried booting with compact.bin and root.bin, but > > nothing happens (i.e. a blank screen appears). A > quick > > search on google and on this list's archive was > not > > much of a help. > > Have you set the USB floppy to "Legacy Emulation" in > the BIOS? You can > enter the BIOS by pressing ESC immediately after > powering on, then press > F1. yes, the legacy emulation is on. in fact, it boots mandrake 10's boot disk (which is capable of accessing the PCMCIA CD drive). currently i am using mandrake, and am not happy with it. > Good luck, > Frank > -- > Frank Trenkamp frank at > trenkamp dot org > GPG fprt: FF9E 9A3A CACB D840 6866 8485 DCB1 98FA > 7162 4D9C > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debain 3.0r2 on Toshiba 3440ct
Hello Mumtaz, On Sunday 06 June 2004 21:15, Mumtaz Ahmed wrote: > I am trying to figure out how to install Debain 3.0r2 > on Toshiba 3440ct laptop which has a USB bootable > floppy. It is a pity that it does not have a bootable > CD drive. There is a port replicator extension available which houses an optical drive. The Portege knows how to boot from this replicator. For full access under linux you may have to patch your kernel, though: e.g. newer 2.4.x kernels may not recognize the Toshiba Piccolo IDE controller in the replicator, unless you edit /usr/src/[linux-kernel-sources]/include/linux/pci_ids.h and change the default line #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO 0x0102 to #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO 0x0105 according to what 'lspci' or similar show for the replicator's built-in IDE controller. Recompile, install kernel, reboot, voila. > > I tried booting with compact.bin and root.bin, but > nothing happens (i.e. a blank screen appears). A quick > search on google and on this list's archive was not > much of a help. Have you set the USB floppy to "Legacy Emulation" in the BIOS? You can enter the BIOS by pressing ESC immediately after powering on, then press F1. Good luck, Frank -- Frank Trenkamp frank at trenkamp dot org GPG fprt: FF9E 9A3A CACB D840 6866 8485 DCB1 98FA 7162 4D9C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
