Testing

Tests for Live CD

• Spins up
• ISOLinux bootloader runs
• Kernel runs
• Framebuffer active
• Interactive console

Boots and displays image on:

• Toshiba Satellite A10 (Celery 2.19GHz) --Nad 03:03, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)
• Compaq Evo (P4 1.6GHz) --Nad 03:03, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)
• Compaq D510/D530 --Rob 03:49, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)
• Dell Precision 390 Dual core --Rob 03:49, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)
• iMac 20" Intel 2.19Ghz Dual Core - see Peerix on Intel Macs --Rob 03:49, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)
• Compaq Armada E500 (P3 450MHz) --Nad 03:58, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)
• Asus A6J Laptop T2400 Dual core (? 1.83Ghz) --Milan 04:33, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)
• Compaq Deskpro EN (P3 800MHz)

Booted, but couldn't obtain video mode (I think the video card has too little RAM) --Nad 04:37, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)

Probably running into the 4MB video memory threshold - it's hard to choose the best VESA mode number. --Rob 05:43, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)

There is a syslinux comboot program in the examples in the syslinux source tree that examines the bios and displays the video modes available. This program could be used to make an intelegent decision about what mode to choose. --Rob 20:06, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)

• Dell Optiplex GX620 P D 3.2GHz, very slow to display image --Phalseid 15:04, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)
• IBM Thinkpad 1.83 GHz Intel Duo--Phalseid 15:04, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)
• Gateway M255 E 1.66 GHz --Phalseid 15:04, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)
• Mac G5 -pending answer to this question: will i be able to remove the CD?- --Phalseid 15:10, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)

I think you hace to hold down C to boot from CD, so to remove CD just reboot without C and eject from OSX like usual --Nad 18:38, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)

Remember it's built for Intel only that this stage. So it won't run on G3/G4/G5 yet. --Rob 20:08, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)

Questions

On all my tests there's been garbage coming up for a second or so before the HAL image - this garbage I think is supposed to be a linux penguin and console text. --Nad 04:37, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)

Yes it is a palette corupted penguin. And yes it is totally normal. I tried to customise the logo but ended up doing something to it. Better would be no logos at all. --Rob 05:41, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)

http://pc.itek.cz/k_54-Pametove-karty-USB-flash-disky/img-shop/full/RAM2080.jpg

• "Error: Specified CD-ROM disk or image file is neither ISOLinux-based nor floppy emulation mode bootable CD-ROM; thus it cannot be converted", trying to convert flash drive on XP using 3rd party software called flashboot. I have a hundred blank cd's at work, and none here. will try again tomrrow --Phalseid 07:22, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)

It's better to use an image that is designed to work on USB. There are some subtle differences between ISO9660 (cdrom) and USB format. USB installation from a host OS is tricky because it depends on windows. My thought was to include a USB installer in the CDROM distribution. You boot with CD then use that OS to install on a USB. Remove the CD, plug in the USB then reboot, this time booting fromm USB. --Rob 08:14, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)

Also, that error is incorrect. The image is ISOLinux-based. I wonder what assumptions the software is making in this case. --Rob 08:16, 13 Dec 2006 (NZST)