im not sure if this is the right place to post this but....i just downloaded openmamba and made a live usb with unetbootin but it freezes on loading..what should i do. also has any one els tried it-if so is it any good, i really need to find a new distro because ubuntu 9.10 does not seem to want to work on my pc...

whats up bro!

Can you tell me if Openmamba is Ubuntu or Debian based or what?


Can you copy/paste the syslinux.cfg on usb in your next post?

Is there a folder named "live" or "casper" on the usb?

openmamba is independant
no casper or live folder and here what it says in syslinux.cfg

default vesamenu.c32
prompt 0
menu title UNetbootin
timeout 100

label unetbootindefault
menu label Default
kernel /ubnkern
append initrd=/ubninit video=uvesafb:800x600-32,ywrap,mtrr root= console=tty1 splash=silent,fadein quiet

label ubnentry0
menu label 1
kernel /boot/vmlinuz
append initrd=/boot/initrmfs.gz video=uvesafb:800x600-32,ywrap,mtrr root= console=tty1 splash=silent,fadein quiet

label ubnentry1
menu label 2
kernel /boot/vmlinuz
append initrd=/boot/initrmfs.gz video=uvesafb:1024x768-32,ywrap,mtrr root= console=tty1 splash=silent,fadein quiet

label ubnentry2
menu label 3
kernel /boot/vmlinuz
append initrd=/boot/initrmfs.gz video=uvesafb:1280x1024-32,ywrap,mtrr root= console=tty1 splash=silent,fadein quiet

label ubnentry3
menu label 1-freevideo
kernel /boot/vmlinuz
append initrd=/boot/initrmfs.gz video=uvesafb:800x600-32,ywrap,mtrr root= console=tty1 splash=silent,fadein quiet

label ubnentry4
menu label 2-freevideo
kernel /boot/vmlinuz
append initrd=/boot/initrmfs.gz video=uvesafb:1024x768-32,ywrap,mtrr root= console=tty1 splash=silent,fadein quiet

label ubnentry5
menu label 3-freevideo
kernel /boot/vmlinuz
append initrd=/boot/initrmfs.gz video=uvesafb:1280x1024-32,ywrap,mtrr root= console=tty1 splash=silent,fadein quiet

label ubnentry6
menu label 4
kernel /boot/vmlinuz
append initrd=/boot/initrmfs.gz video=uvesafb:800x600-32,ywrap,mtrr root= console=tty1 splash=silent,fadein quiet postplug=lowresvideo,freevideo

label ubnentry7
menu label 8
kernel /boot/vmlinuz
append initrd=/boot/initrmfs.gz video=uvesafbff root= console=tty1 splash=silent,fadein debug debug=1

label ubnentry8
menu label 9
kernel /boot/isolinux/memtest
append initrd=/ubninit

Have you tried all the diff boots?
None of the enttries boot?

When does it freeze?

ive tried most of them..and it freezes on the splash screen that says open mamba with the loading bar at the bottom

OK
I'm not familiar with openmamba..

what folders are on the usb?

and, disable the splash screen
so you can see the text output at boot

either edit syslinux.cfg directly with text
editor

or
hit TAB button at boot screen
and use < > arrow keys and backspace to delete
from one ormore of the boot entries

its probably sticking cause there's a boot
cheatcode that we dont know
like

root = ?

you see where ther's nothing after root =

maybe try the UUID of the USB?

type in blkid, as root
while usb is mounted
B L K I D
in small leters

then add that to