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)

• 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)

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)