Kernel Panic with USB stick as >only< linux partition(s)
 

Soo.. I've given up on getting Linux to work on the old laptop..
I'm back home with my system, and I still can't make any installation boot properly.

both Ubuntu and PCLinuxOS dies with a kernel panic, killing init something.
Well, Since ubuntu had a completetly distorted loading screen I cant be sure, but it hardlocked the system as well.

Both, when they start off LiveCD, work just fine, except for a very stupid installer in Ubuntu, wich erased MBR of a harddrive without asking...

PCLinuxOS has an installation optionm, stating USB as target media, and it installs and partitions nicely.
But it dies with a panic, and hardlock when booting from it.

What the heck is wrong? :/

My BIOS, is AMI-Bios and it emulated the USB drive, as a harddrive, and putting it on the SCSI channel.
I have also tried flipping the "removable bit" effectively Windows thinks its a real harddrive now, doesn't state it as removable, and enables cache.

It did not affect Linux however. Would running the stick in forced USB-ZIP mode be a solution?
it will end up on /dev/sda so Linux too thinks its a harddrive. (even with removable bit normal)

... Now what? >_<

I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to do. Are you trying to dual boot on a laptop, or create a bootable usb drive?
Good luck. ;-)

Gave up on the laptop, no usb support.
Not really trying to dual boot, just forcing USB-boot with F8 in bios.
(It ignores all other drives temporarily and boots off USB)
It works, but then it panics, whatever that means...

Could you post the panic error please?
Good luck. ;-)