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)

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)