Tiny Core Linux
Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Bugs => Topic started by: sasciame on February 13, 2010, 12:02:11 PM
-
Hello. I am new to this and may be doing something incorrectly. I am using a Compaq Presario 2105us. Upon startup, if I type in any boot codes, or touch any key (including f2 or f3 for boot options, and even if I just hit enter) the computer will lock up and do nothing. I have access to a Compaq Presarion2210us and it works perfectly (not my computer though) Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? Is there a fix for this?
-
Is the lockup before pressing enter? If so, it's a bug in isolinux, or your bios.
If it's after pressing enter, the boot is hanging someplace else, try the "debug" boot code.
-
Hello. Thank you for the reply. The problem is after I press "enter". If I do not hit enter and just leave it alone, after a few seconds it will boot. Though I just updated my BIOS and haven't tried it since then, so maybe it will work. I will try.
-
If I touch any key at all when prompted for a boot code, the computer will lock. This happens using the latest version of Tinycore (2.8.1) as well as the last 2 versions. (I have been trying this for awhile.)
-
OK. What are the last few lines you see, with the bootcodes "tinycore debug"?
-
As soon as I press any key (including the letter: "T" to type: "tinycore debug") tinycore seems to hang. So I am unable to type: "tinycore debug"
to read the last few lines.
What would you recommend?
If I let it boot on its own, is there a way to do the "debug" once it is up and running?
-
Let's clarify a bit, so TC boots fine if left alone, but you can't enter bootcodes?
-
This page (http://web.archive.org/web/20040419162236/http://home.comcast.net/~foglem/2105us.html) suggests disabling legacy usb support in the BIOS.
-
While slightly different from your situation, I had a computer which, when it got to the grub screen, if I pressed any key the computer would lock up.
This would happen with any operating system, so it was a computer problem, not an operating system problem.
As a result, I could only use one operating system on it.
I can't be sure of the cause, but the motherboard had connections for both IDE and SATA. I used SATA hard drives. IDE drives were the primary drives, SATA were additional.
I assumed that if I used an IDE drive it would work correctly, but never tried it. I just used one operating system.
The motherboard has since died, and I trashed the computer, so it is history.
Anyway, one thing you can know, if it happens with all operating systems it is a computer problem. If it only happens with Tiny Core, you can post that info (after you have checked the previous post).
-
hi, i have similar problem.
when I boot with mc it works fine - console opens.
when I bot with tc or plus it freezes up little after "Loading Extensions..."
Then there is black screen with white underline character blinking.
It works fine in VirtualBox.
-
Try booting TC with the text option.
Then run xsetup.
Then run startx.