Here's a short boot report (I have not tried installing from either CD yet).
"Raphael" == Raphael Hertzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Raphael> Please send the feedback (ie the answers to the questions Raphael> included in this mail) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Raphael> (reply-to is set). Raphael> What is your computer (cpu, how old is it ...) ? Raphael> What is your BIOS (name and version) ? Raphael> First method : multiboot with el-torito Raphael> http://i386-multiboot.trasno.net/woody-i386-1.raw Raphael> Once you boot on it, you should get a menu proposing 4 Raphael> choices. First is "idepci" flavor, second is "compact" Raphael> flavor, third is "bf2.4" flavor and fourth is the default Raphael> "vanilla" flavor. You may not see the names of the flavor Raphael> ... but just numbers. If the bios doesn't support the Raphael> multiboot it may still boot the first flavor by default. On a Soyo Dragon Plus motherboard (KT266A/AMD, I think it's an Award BIOS) the El Torito extensions work as they should (including the usual lack of any labels describing the images, oh well....). When using the bf2.4 image my USB keyboard was usable, with the other images I had to plug my old AT keyboard in to do anything (of course!). I selected the other options and they seemed to boot the different kernels. Raphael> Are you able to boot on the CD ? If yes do you see a Raphael> menu ? If yes what does your menu look like ? If you Raphael> can't boot on the CD, explain what is happening (booting Raphael> on the harddisk, locking, ...). Standard El Torito menu - 4 items, each 2.88 MB devices. Labels 1, 2, 3 and 4 (with some addition info I forget), I get to pick one. I tried this on a Compaq M300 Armada laptop where I know El Torito support is lacking in the BIOS. Takes me straight to idepci, no options. Raphael> Second method : multiboot with isolinux Raphael> --------------------------------------- Raphael> http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/debian-cd/woody-i386-1.raw Raphael> Once you boot on it, you should see a "boot:" prompt Raphael> typical of syslinux. You can type "linux" (or "idepci"), Raphael> "bf24", "compact" or "vanilla". You will boot on the Raphael> corresponding flavor of course. You may also push F3 to Raphael> get more information about the available flavors. Raphael> Are you able to boot on the CD ? Do you see the prompt ? Raphael> If no, what is happening ? Yes. On the Compaq Armada everything woks like you said (SYSLINUX prompt, F3 gives help, menu options pick the right kernels etc). Works on the Soyo too. Raphael> Feel free to provide more information if you think that Raphael> it's worthwhile. The boot up seems to be fine. I've not tried to actually install anything yet since I can't actually trash either machine. I have an older IBM PC (1997, 166 Mhz Pentium) on which I could not boot these CDs at all. However, I think it has to do with the 32x writer I'm using (I burned boot CD's with El Torito before and it booted on the olide straight to the first image). I'm new to this CD writing business on the whole, and this 32x writer is less than a day old. Raphael> Thanks for your help ! It's getting late and I can't really install, I hope this boot report is of some use. If you need some more information or want me to try some stuff, just holler. I have a free partition on the Soyo machine and I will probably try each installer when I get some time (and sleep). FYI, I don't read debian-cd.... Cheers! Shyamal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]