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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Sat, 20 May 2006, Nomdo Jansonius wrote:

> Dear list members,
>
> Anyone an idea what is wrong with my computer (P166 with 128 Mb RAM)?
>
> HD version of basiclinux (BL2) boots without problem. Ramdrive version
> doesn't boot. Last line displayed during boot:
>
> RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0

I got that message when trying to boot the 2-floppy version in 4MB, 
because there was not enough memory to make into a RAMDISK.

I got some error message on a few computers that simply won't work with 
the loop version.  Did you try it on a different computer?

Do we need to have himem.sys in config.sys in DOS to use a RAMDISK?
(If we do, then that could make Xvesa unusable).

> > From there nothing happens anymore and Ctrl-Alt-Delete is the only
> option.
>
> I also have a CD-rom with a ramdrive version of BL2. Same error. It
> used to run properly on this computer, as I had used it to install BL2 on
> my HD. Tried the CD-rom at two other computers: BL boots without problem.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> All the best, Nomdo

The ramdisk (loop) image requires us to hit Enter - the ext2 one does not.

The instructions in the 2-floppy version refer to disk1.img and disk2.tgz.
Busybox unzip creates DISK1.IMG and DISK2.TGZ (in caps.)

Does the 2-floppy version work for you?

Sindi