H@L0_F00 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 alright so I'm trying to install Slackware 12.1 from the dvd From the "boot:" prompt I've tried the "huge.s" kernel(for older PCs) and the default "hugesmp.s" kernel but neither will get past "Loading initrd.img..." about 1/2 min later it says "isolinux: Disk error AB, AX = 427F, drive 9F" I've tried to reboot many time using both kernel options and I get the same exact error. I could find nothing on google or the documentation that comes with Slackware so I was wondering what you guys think I should do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Does the disk work in other computers or when booting in a VM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H@L0_F00 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 yes I just booted it up with both kernel options on my laptop. I logged in as root and everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 The only time I have had Ubuntu (slight difference) not boot in the way you describe was that the disk had an error on it that caused certain computers with particular CD drive to freeze but others not to. It's possible that both kernel options are booting the same kernel but with different options passed to it, as such a single burn error on the disk could cause this problem. I'd recommend you burn it again at the slowest speed after double checking the MD5 sum of the image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBP Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 1 of my pc's wont run BT3 live cd or BT3 usb so try another distro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H@L0_F00 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 The only time I have had Ubuntu (slight difference) not boot in the way you describe was that the disk had an error on it that caused certain computers with particular CD drive to freeze but others not to. It's possible that both kernel options are booting the same kernel but with different options passed to it, as such a single burn error on the disk could cause this problem. I'd recommend you burn it again at the slowest speed after double checking the MD5 sum of the image. checked md5 sum before I burnt it. I think I'll try a different dvd drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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