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

> > > I don't think so. But the linux-usb.tar.gz at my site should contain a
> > > working disk image.
> >
> > It was identical to the one at my site, it booted over and over but never
> > got into linux past reading initrd.gz.  I tried on two computers, and the
> > older image file did work.
>
> Sounds like the problem is in syslinux. Are the two computers similar?
> There is supposed to be an option you can set in syslinux to work
> around certain BIOSes.

Hi from Circleville Ohio public library.  I tried on two Toshiba laptop 
computers, 100MHz and 266MHz Satellite - maybe Steven could check on his? 
And on a desktop (super socket 7 type).  Did you change syslinux?


> You may be able to fix the problem by taking the old (working) disk and

> replacing its contents with the new disk image's kernel and initrd.
Or replacing syslinux in the new image file with the old one?

What did you change in the kernel?  I only know about 'less' and 'chipset 
VGA' and the script for the mouse.



> > > I think md5sum is still on the disk image, though.


This library computer does have a floppy drive but I doubt they want me 
running linux on it.

> > sha1sum is on my working version, is that intentional?

> Yes. sha1sum is quite small; I don't think I could replace it with 
> anything else.
>
> > All of our 17" monitors do at least HorizSync 30-70 VertRefresh 50-120
> > (some do 30-85 or 50-160).    I could not remember how to mount 'linux'
> > (would not mount as loop) to edit libvga.config.
>
> 'linux' is the kernel, I think. You probably want to gunzip initrd and
> mount it loop.


I will try this later on the laptop at someone's house.  Replace new 
kernel with old kernel, in the new image file.


> David