D S L installation problem
 

Hello my fellow Linux enthusiasts and friends
I also wanted to install DamnSmallLinux to my old desktop computer.
1. Downloaded dsl-1.5 ISO from internet (cafe)
2. Expanded ISO to HD using Extranow (software)
3. Burned expanded files to CD
4. Also downloaded bootfloppy.img/created bootdisk with Rawrite
5. Booted using floppy (my CD-ROM not capable of booting), pressed Enter
6.Out came following messages:
loading linux24....
loading minsrt24.gz.....
Can't find KNOPPIX filesystem, sorry.
Dropping you to a (very limited) shell.
Please reset button to quit.
Additional builtin commands available
cat mount umount
insmod etc, etc.
KNOPPIX #
7. The whole thing stopped there, didn't continue.
Any advice from you, several suggestions, please?
My Hardware Specs:
AMD K5 PR133 CPU
Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 15360K
Cache 256K
HD 6449 MB
CD-ROM Samsung 52X Max

Well, thanks a lot!

Just a guess, but perhaps your ISO extraction software didn't do the job properly. You might try burning the ISO image directly to a CD, then copying the files from the CD onto the HDD instead. Alternately, you might look for (or create) a boot floppy that has just enough on it to start up and then transfer control of the boot sequence to the CD-ROM.

Have I tried either of these ideas myself? Well, no. Honestly, this could be either a brainstorm or just a light drizzle.... ;)

Thanks your reply. Got to copying iso to HD again and burning it on CD. While at installation, pressed Enter at boot: (prompt). Some activity began, messages coming out until the monitor turned grey, yet with HDD and CD-ROM LEDs continously blinking. Left the computer that way for 1 and 1/2 hours. Got sick waiting, so turned the computer off. What was supposed to be the outcome of the seemingly computer suspended activity and what was I supposed to do next? Your assistance is required again, please.Had to save the ISO on HD and burning it on CD again. Booted from floppy.

OK, so it turned out to be a light drizzle after all. Hrm.... Unless there's some hardware in your system that DSL just doesn't like, I'm at a loss here.

Well, could be because the computer runs well with Windows; meaning. there's not a thing wrong with it! Could changing the video card make any difference? I remember the program asking about video resolutions before continuing on...

well, if the video wasn't configured correctly, that could explain the blank screen combined with disk activity that you've described. What happens if you tell the setup that it's a generic VGA card?