booting up Puppy

planet b · 05-13-2014, 04:48 AM

Made dvd iso for Puppy lupu-525 005 which started up with puppy help keys f2 f3
on screen then after 2 seconds goes to black screen....nothing apart from white dash top left . but does not go to install options
My PC Specs are

OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation

System Manufacturer HP Pavilion 061
System Model PN245AA-ABG m1188a
System Type X86-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz, 3201 Mhz, 1 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 3.06, 27/08/2004
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2

Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514

Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 2.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 2.00 GB
Available Physical Memory 1.50 GB
Total Virtual Memory 4.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 3.18 GB
Page File Space 2.00 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

GRAPHICS NVidea Geforce 9600 GT driver ver 335.23.
Flash
Java
ANTIVIRUS Avast Internet Security.

The PC is 10years old ...

If you can offer any advice apart from a new PC. Much appreciated

rokytnji · 05-13-2014, 06:49 AM

Specs look strong enough. Did you md5sum the iso before burning the dvd?

http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Md5sum

onebuck · 05-13-2014, 08:01 AM

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colorpurple21859 · 05-13-2014, 08:30 AM

try nomodeset as a boot option

planet b · 05-14-2014, 06:16 AM

Thanks rokytnji..........I did check the integrity of the disc.ok.

beginning to think installer!!boot up

Where does the installer boot up go.? or should install to?

And which would be best?

Thank you again for your help.

Best regards.

colorpurple21859 · 05-14-2014, 09:52 AM

This is something else to try

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If it does not boot to a prompt but a black screen, then you should reboot the CD and enter ‘puppy pfix=nox’, in the space that asks for any boot options. Then at the prompt enter ‘xorgwizard’ twice

rokytnji · 05-14-2014, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by planet b

Thanks rokytnji..........I did check the integrity of the disc.ok.

beginning to think installer!!boot up

Where does the installer boot up go.? or should install to?

And which would be best?

Thank you again for your help.

Best regards.

How about this to answer your questions

Good luck. Posted from

Code:

# inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: puppypc13232 Kernel: 3.2.13-ski i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.3.4) 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.10.0 (Gtk 2.24.8) Distro: Carolina Linux Linux 3.2.13-ski [ arch]
Machine:   System: LENOVO product: 6075BHU version: ThinkCentre M57
           Mobo: LENOVO model: LENOVO Bios: LENOVO version: 2RKT41AUS date: 03/20/2008
CPU:       Dual core Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2160 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips: 7185.86 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1200.00 MHz 2: 1200.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 82Q35 Express Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 
           X.org: 1.11.0 drivers: intel (unloaded: vesa) tty size: 80x24 Advanced Data: N/A for root 
Audio:     Card: Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: 1.0.24
Network:   Card-1: Ralink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI driver: rt61pci ver: 2.3.0 bus-ID: 11:0c.0
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Intel 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e ver: 1.5.1-k port: 1820 bus-ID: 00:19.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: (3400.7GB,2.8% used) () 1: id: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD3200AAKS size: 320.1GB temp: 40C 
           2: id: /dev/sdb model: ST380815AS size: 80.0GB temp: 40C 3: id: /dev/sdd model: External_USB_3.0 size: 3000.6GB temp: 0C 
Partition: ID: swap-1 size: 1.07GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors:   None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info:      Processes: 124 Uptime: 22:43 Memory: 366.3/3753.4MB Runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.3.4 
           Client: Shell (bash 3.00.16) inxi: 1.9.17

planet b · 05-15-2014, 03:46 AM

Hello rokytnji and many thanks,

well I shall be a bit tied up for a while checking out the tutorials lol so will be able to rest

you folks up .

Thanks so much for your trouble.

Best Regards.

planet b · 05-15-2014, 05:33 AM

colorpurple21859 Thanks for your help will try your suggestion you mentioned .

best regards.

Drakeo · 05-15-2014, 07:08 AM

you really need to burn your iso with http://www.freeisoburner.com/ or one like it. you have a bad burn.

jefro · 05-15-2014, 03:51 PM

Guess burning to a cd may help.

When system goes black can you use alt+1 or alt+F1 to get a terminal?

planet b · 05-17-2014, 01:31 AM

Success , "Puppy Lupu 528 005 has lift off!"

Finally managed to boot up using Linux Live USB Creator 2.8.28.

Found that I was able to alter bios settings to boot from USB ( got lucky did not believe my ten year old PC Pavilion P4 was able to do so).

Amazed at the speed of PUPPY.

Now to set up Email and Internet.

Thanks to all for your help and encouragement.

Best Regards