Installation fails

**mrob** · 03-23-2003, 12:32 AM

I just got my copy of Knoppix 3.1 from CheapBytes. When I boot the CD the installation fails with the following error messages:

Cloop: error -3 uncompressing block 2911
End request i/o error dev f0:00 (cloop) sector 372624
kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k binfmt -000 errno=5
kernel panic: no init found try passing init=option to kernel

I have a Cyrix 6x86l CPU with 64 megs of ram, 8.4 HDD, only half is used for Win95.

**audioaficionado** · 03-23-2003, 04:57 AM

Did you get to the first boot screen with the funny looking penquin?

If so try F2 to get to the cheat codes menu.

Then use the expert code to pick your configs one by one as you boot and see if that gets you in.

You can always try the new 3.2 version and see if that's any better.

**mrob** · 03-23-2003, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by audioaficionado

Did you get to the first boot screen with the funny looking penquin?

If so try F2 to get to the cheat codes menu.

Then use the expert code to pick your configs one by one as you boot and see if that gets you in.

You can always try the new 3.2 version and see if that's any better.

Thanks, I'll try the cheat codes. How do I get 3.2 without paying for it?

**mrob** · 03-23-2003, 06:23 PM

I tried:

knoppix testcd

This gave the following message:

You passed an undefined mode number

I tried:

knoppix expert

This eventually gave the same list of errors that I posted in my first message. I think the CD is corrupt, or my system is not up to the task.

**audioaficionado** · 03-23-2003, 06:26 PM

5ab8f8e1900cf20f4e667f7c17f4e976 knoppix-3.2-cebit-rip.iso

ftp://source.rfc822.org/pub/mirror/knoppix/

This one works well for me. There's EN versions too but I'd read the forum and see if they might be too buggy at the moment.

**mrob** · 03-23-2003, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by audioaficionado

5ab8f8e1900cf20f4e667f7c17f4e976 knoppix-3.2-cebit-rip.iso

ftp://source.rfc822.org/pub/mirror/knoppix/

This one works well for me. There's EN versions too but I'd read the forum and see if they might be too buggy at the moment.

I've got a dial-up account at 28.8KBps. Too slow for 714 meg files. That's why I bought the CheapBytes CD.

**RockMumbles** · 03-23-2003, 08:19 PM

mrob

Try this:

knoppix vga=normal testcd

rock

**mrob** · 03-24-2003, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by RockMumbles

mrob

Try this:

knoppix vga=normal testcd

rock

Same result. The errors start just after the command:

Creating directories and syslink on ramdisk

I also tried the no's: noscsi, nousb etc. Very frustrating.

**rickenbacherus** · 03-24-2003, 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by mrob

Cloop: error -3 uncompressing block 2911
End request i/o error dev f0:00 (cloop) sector 372624
kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k binfmt -000 errno=5
kernel panic: no init found try passing init=option to kernel

Classic "your cd is junk" error. sorry.........Hopefully they'll send you another.

**mrob** · 03-24-2003, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by rickenbacherus

Originally Posted by mrob

Cloop: error -3 uncompressing block 2911
End request i/o error dev f0:00 (cloop) sector 372624
kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k binfmt -000 errno=5
kernel panic: no init found try passing init=option to kernel

Classic "your cd is junk" error. sorry.........Hopefully they'll send you another.

I hope so too. I sent email to their sales department last week--still waiting for a response.