09-29-2014, 07:12 PM
Thanks Valtam and LinuxNoob I will establish offline communications with one of you if needed and try not to bother you too much. Here's a quick reply update post to the original post by [email protected].
I've been hunting around for answers on my own since the post last night and found this: [http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/14183/beg...ng ImgBurn] I started a vote on: "which is easier for a beginner, ImgBurn or BurnImage?"
It seems the problem I had was in simply not understanding how to use BurnImage, to burn an ISO. Thanks Valtam, but I had tried everyway including the one you showed me (without success) so I found that ImgBurn would actually be more intuitive, especially with the tutorial at the above website! In the manual BurnImage is the first listed option, but should be the LAST, with ImgBurn the first, due to the fact it's easier to use and learn fast. (my opinion, I shouldn't vote on the vote I started!
I've successfully booted into the Linux Lite 2.20 ISO setup screen (gorgeous by the way :-* ) on an old HP Omnibook Notebook
Pertinent specs for you geek guys and gals (or vice versa gals):
I forgot the exact memory size for the Notebook, and it was barely running Win XP - go figure (had trouble resetting the pagefile for virtual mem all the time), even though this is the original OS for the device, so it should be ample memory for Linux LIte OS Version 2.20.
I will post a screenshot I'm preparing (need to edit, crop, etc) now showing the burn with an error about the SPEED. There is a speed error. I set ImgBurn to 4X manually which is the recommended write speed on the Linux Lite Manual at https://www.freecinema2022.gq/manual/install.html.
The drive's write speed minimum is 8X (it will go much higher to at least 48X I believe, but that's just a little of minutia to the issue here at hand).
I would think the ImgBurn program would compensate for the speed setting being different than the requested setting and adjust accordingly. And, using this method I was able to get to the initial Linux OS install screen finally (yay!). This was after trying to burn the OS as an image file using BurnImage about 6 or 7 times with no luck (ya'll owe me $7 for blank discs (yuck ;D )
The only new issue, still related to the original post, by me (yourbestITguy), is this:
After getting the startup menu for Linux Lite (at this time I have my stinky little copy of Win XP sitting in virtual drive E (25GB). The drive partition was setup using Windows drive partition tool that's run before setting up Windows. I didn't format C at all, just drive D and of course E. I set up the little Winders (mispelled on purpose but don't tell Bill Gates, shhhh) on E, left D blank, and C RAW for Linux to load on cuz that's were I'd like the old girl.
HP OminiBook HDD Custom Partion Setup Specs:
The drive is partitioned in this configuration:
One HDD of 80GB (all calcs are before automatic overhead):
Drive C is now approximately 28GB
Virtual Drive D (a second partion) is 27GB
(This is the primary spaces assigned for Linux Lite)
With a tiny drive on at the end in never never land for Ghost Windows sized to 25GB.
* Windows XP Pro only needed about 18GB without updates before. No updates are to be installed and the Ghost Windows will likely be deleted later to recover drive space for Linux Lite OS :-)
Here is now the CURRENT issue (keeping on the same thread):
I boot into Linux Lite OS startup screen OK but get a message to wit:
(I'm typing this, trying to be verbatim)
[ 3.159391] Kernel panic - not syncing: No working init found. Try passing init=option to kernel. See Linux Documentation/init.txt for guidance.
I'll try to [/color]hunt the unit.txt file up over in the manual[color=red], but in the meantime, could someone let me know if I'll be able to grab a log file out of this when it's over so I can scrutinize it and perhaps help out other newbies later?
[glow=red,2,300]I'm not a newbie to 'puters just a newbie to Linux[/glow] and I [move]wannalearnallaaboutit[/move] and I'm willing to teach others. I like to operate under the spirit of the Creative Commons License v 3.0 for shared content on the web because I feel it's for the common good of mankind and not just to line the pockets of those that can afford to overpower the little guy with investors! Rant done.
[glow=red,2,300]Thanks guys and dolls.[/glow] I'll check back with the screen shot and what I figure out about the error. If you have a good idea so I don't have to speed read the manual about how to solve the immediate problem I would definitely be forever in gratitude for all of your help and I will pass it on to others as best I can. :
I've been hunting around for answers on my own since the post last night and found this: [http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/14183/beg...ng ImgBurn] I started a vote on: "which is easier for a beginner, ImgBurn or BurnImage?"
It seems the problem I had was in simply not understanding how to use BurnImage, to burn an ISO. Thanks Valtam, but I had tried everyway including the one you showed me (without success) so I found that ImgBurn would actually be more intuitive, especially with the tutorial at the above website! In the manual BurnImage is the first listed option, but should be the LAST, with ImgBurn the first, due to the fact it's easier to use and learn fast. (my opinion, I shouldn't vote on the vote I started!
I've successfully booted into the Linux Lite 2.20 ISO setup screen (gorgeous by the way :-* ) on an old HP Omnibook Notebook
Pertinent specs for you geek guys and gals (or vice versa gals):
I forgot the exact memory size for the Notebook, and it was barely running Win XP - go figure (had trouble resetting the pagefile for virtual mem all the time), even though this is the original OS for the device, so it should be ample memory for Linux LIte OS Version 2.20.
I will post a screenshot I'm preparing (need to edit, crop, etc) now showing the burn with an error about the SPEED. There is a speed error. I set ImgBurn to 4X manually which is the recommended write speed on the Linux Lite Manual at https://www.freecinema2022.gq/manual/install.html.
The drive's write speed minimum is 8X (it will go much higher to at least 48X I believe, but that's just a little of minutia to the issue here at hand).
I would think the ImgBurn program would compensate for the speed setting being different than the requested setting and adjust accordingly. And, using this method I was able to get to the initial Linux OS install screen finally (yay!). This was after trying to burn the OS as an image file using BurnImage about 6 or 7 times with no luck (ya'll owe me $7 for blank discs (yuck ;D )
The only new issue, still related to the original post, by me (yourbestITguy), is this:
After getting the startup menu for Linux Lite (at this time I have my stinky little copy of Win XP sitting in virtual drive E (25GB). The drive partition was setup using Windows drive partition tool that's run before setting up Windows. I didn't format C at all, just drive D and of course E. I set up the little Winders (mispelled on purpose but don't tell Bill Gates, shhhh) on E, left D blank, and C RAW for Linux to load on cuz that's were I'd like the old girl.
HP OminiBook HDD Custom Partion Setup Specs:
The drive is partitioned in this configuration:
One HDD of 80GB (all calcs are before automatic overhead):
Drive C is now approximately 28GB
Virtual Drive D (a second partion) is 27GB
(This is the primary spaces assigned for Linux Lite)
With a tiny drive on at the end in never never land for Ghost Windows sized to 25GB.
* Windows XP Pro only needed about 18GB without updates before. No updates are to be installed and the Ghost Windows will likely be deleted later to recover drive space for Linux Lite OS :-)
Here is now the CURRENT issue (keeping on the same thread):
I boot into Linux Lite OS startup screen OK but get a message to wit:
(I'm typing this, trying to be verbatim)
[ 3.159391] Kernel panic - not syncing: No working init found. Try passing init=option to kernel. See Linux Documentation/init.txt for guidance.
I'll try to [/color]hunt the unit.txt file up over in the manual[color=red], but in the meantime, could someone let me know if I'll be able to grab a log file out of this when it's over so I can scrutinize it and perhaps help out other newbies later?
[glow=red,2,300]I'm not a newbie to 'puters just a newbie to Linux[/glow] and I [move]wannalearnallaaboutit[/move] and I'm willing to teach others. I like to operate under the spirit of the Creative Commons License v 3.0 for shared content on the web because I feel it's for the common good of mankind and not just to line the pockets of those that can afford to overpower the little guy with investors! Rant done.
[glow=red,2,300]Thanks guys and dolls.[/glow] I'll check back with the screen shot and what I figure out about the error. If you have a good idea so I don't have to speed read the manual about how to solve the immediate problem I would definitely be forever in gratitude for all of your help and I will pass it on to others as best I can. :