Booting DSL? (Damn small linux)

thrillriderdan · 05-29-2008, 05:22 AM

Hello there,

I have recently got the Damn Small Linux disk and I have never used Linux before.

I booted the computer with the disk, so it would boot from the CD. I got past the boot setup and then two linux penguins appeared on the screen. After about 10 minutes they were still there and the computer didn't seem to be doing anything. I turned it off and restarted and the same thing happened. Should I wait longer for it to do something or what?

Thanks,

Danny

thrillriderdan · 05-29-2008, 11:55 AM

Update:

Sometimes it gets as far as this when booting:

VP-IDE IDE controler at PCI slot 0.00 of 1
VP-IDE Chipset revision 7
VP-IDE Will probe irqs later
VP-IDE Unknown VIA southbridge disabling DMA...

When it gets to this point it won't go any further

Does this help?

**wmorri** · 05-30-2008, 08:29 AM

It sounds to me like DSL doesn't like your mobo, and chip set. Which version of DSL is this? You might want to try another version and see if that makes a difference. Or you could try Xubuntu. It can be run on a system similar to DSL.

Cheers!

05-29-2008, 05:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
thrillriderdan Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: England Posts: 63 OS: Windows 95, Windows 98 SE,Windows Vista	Booting DSL? (Damn small linux) Hello there, I have recently got the Damn Small Linux disk and I have never used Linux before. I booted the computer with the disk, so it would boot from the CD. I got past the boot setup and then two linux penguins appeared on the screen. After about 10 minutes they were still there and the computer didn't seem to be doing anything. I turned it off and restarted and the same thing happened. Should I wait longer for it to do something or what? Thanks, Danny

05-29-2008, 11:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
thrillriderdan Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: England Posts: 63 OS: Windows 95, Windows 98 SE,Windows Vista	Re: Booting DSL? (Damn small linux) Update: Sometimes it gets as far as this when booting: VP-IDE IDE controler at PCI slot 0.00 of 1 VP-IDE Chipset revision 7 VP-IDE Will probe irqs later VP-IDE Unknown VIA southbridge disabling DMA... When it gets to this point it won't go any further Does this help?

05-30-2008, 08:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,827 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Booting DSL? (Damn small linux) It sounds to me like DSL doesn't like your mobo, and chip set. Which version of DSL is this? You might want to try another version and see if that makes a difference. Or you could try Xubuntu. It can be run on a system similar to DSL. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!