Toshiba TE2000 and Knoppix Linux 2.4
I'm trying to load a program called WorkBooth on my Toshiba TE2000. It boots from a CD which loads Linux 2.4.27 and eventually Knoppix. I boot using the following commands:
boot: linux24 nopcmcia noapic nodma noapm acpi=off noscsi nousb noagp xdef
I can get it to load as far as these lines:
INIT: Entering runlevel: 5
Using Xvesa default 1024x768x32 -mouse "dev/psaux",5 mouse
e100: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full duplex
And then it hangs. I have the latest BIOS upgrade 1.50 for the machine, but don't have any idea where to go from here. I'm hoping to be able to use this laptop for my work, but unless it will load the program I'm sunk.
Any help? I'm a complete Linux noob...
Problem solved, and here's how
On another forum someone suggested downloading Knoppix 5.1 and seeing if the laptop would load that (the laptop is about 2 or 3 yrs old). I did, and it loaded up beautifully, no problems at all. Didn't even have to nopcmcia or nodma it.
So then I was thinking about trying to remaster 5.1 with the WorkBooth additions, if I could figure them out. While I was looking into that when the VP of tech support called me and tried a few things, then he got their head tech guy on the phone who ACTUALLY KNEW SOMETHING about Linux and Knoppix and the whole shebang.
This is what worked:
boot: linux24 nopcmcia (to kill cardmgr) nodma (to kill dma acceleration, which was hanging up fstab) xsetup
Then when it got to the point where it's been hanging
INIT: Entering runlevel: 5
Using Xvesa default 1024x768x32 -mouse "dev/psaux",5 mouse
e100: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full duplex
it went to a shell where it asked whether to use xvesa xserver or xfbdev xserver. I chose xfbdev xserver, it asked a few more questions (about the mouse, P/S2 or USB) and then THE DANG THING LOADED!! Praise be to the gods of Linux!
The tech guy and I griped for a while about how cranky this remaster is, and he told me they're getting ready to update it to use the 5.1 Knoppix and that HE's getting to write it, so it'll be tested and sure to work for everyone.
