Hang on CD boot initialization

[robm]

Hello,

First I get this message displayed:

modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module block-major-2

Later during initialization it hangs at this screen display:

Scanning for Harddisk partitions and creating /etc/fstab...

I'm trying to boot from CD on a Toshiba Portege laptop with Windows XP installed, but I'm not trying to make the C: drive (NTFS) writable. I don't even care if it's readable at this point.

I've tried using noswap with the same results.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Rob

[hannskis]

hi. I've got exactly the same problem like yours. Have you found a solution to it yet?

[robm]

No, I just gave up...

[hatsoap]

I think I was getting that message when I was having problems and my research leaned towards the message being to do with not having an internal FDD. My notebook uses a USB FDD and I didn't have it attached and received that message. You might also want to try playing with the NOAPIC setting to see whether that helps, as I had to include that to get mine to boot. Something to do with lack of APIC support for SIS900 based systems....

[cargs]

Having same issue as RobM.

Running a Toshiba Sat 1800
Stops init at Scanning for harddisk partitions and creating /etc/fstab...

Also tried noswap

Help, anyone?!?!?

[eekarum]

Same problem here, all Knoppix ISO images post-March 2003 bomb on my system, can't seem to make them boot successfully.

The last thing I see on screen is:

Scanning for harddisk partitions and creating /etc/fstab...

- The cursor freezes right there & whole system locks...

- The problem occurs even if I use cheat-codes:

knoppix noswap nohw noapic nosmp noapm 2
knoppix dma
knoppix failsafe

..Looks like I am down to the motherboard now, - Tyan S2460 dual-proc. systemboard with all optional PCI cards pulled.. I have also tried a different video card, but no change..

Actually this systemboard failed and has been replaced, so it's definitely good (in that respect) but can't run knoppix ?!

[maxedout]

Scanning for Harddisk partitions and creating /etc/fstab...

3.3 does the same thing on my Toshiba Satellite, 3.2 worked just fine.

I entered "Ctl-c" and it continued to boot.

/dev/hda shows up in /etc/fstab but the system can not mount it?

Max

[taz70]

Dido here. I have a Toshiba satellite 1800 series.
I have Mandrake 9.2 in one partition (with swap partition) and XP in another. I also have a fat32 shared partition that I use between the two OS's.
My system also hangs as the same point.
However, 3.2 works without any glitch.

-Thas

[tearinghairout]

I had a similar problem recently on a toshiba satellite 18something-or-other, and as I recall the solution was a cheat code something along the lines of

dma=hda dma=hdb

or perhaps the other way around, I can't quite remember.

[taz70]

Thank you.
dma=hda did the trick.