So I downloaded PCLinuxOS and tried to boot it but it hangs at the
goofy progress bar going about an inch across the screen. Why do they
hide the boot messages with a splash screen anyway?
Tried it on my desktop too and the same thing happens; gets to the same
spot and quits.
WTF?


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§nühw¤£f wrote:

> So I downloaded PCLinuxOS and tried to boot it but it hangs at the
> goofy progress bar going about an inch across the screen. Why do they
> hide the boot messages with a splash screen anyway?
> Tried it on my desktop too and the same thing happens; gets to the same
> spot and quits.
> WTF?

Bad media.

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On 2009-11-02, §nühw¤£f <snuhwolf@netscape.net> wrote:
> So I downloaded PCLinuxOS and tried to boot it but it hangs at the
> goofy progress bar going about an inch across the screen.

If the downloaded and burned 'image' is OK, suspect your hardware.

> Why do they
> hide the boot messages with a splash screen anyway?

You can probably see the start-up messages scrolling (or not scrolling!)
by hitting the Esc key.

> Tried it on my desktop too and the same thing happens; gets to the same
> spot and quits.
> WTF?

Check the download and the burn. Sounds like corrupt file or media.

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"Ivan Marsh" <ivanmarsh******.com> wrote in message
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> �n�hw��f wrote:
>
>> So I downloaded PCLinuxOS and tried to boot it but it hangs at the
>> goofy progress bar going about an inch across the screen. Why do they
>> hide the boot messages with a splash screen anyway?
>> Tried it on my desktop too and the same thing happens; gets to the
>> same
>> spot and quits.
>> WTF?
>
> Bad media.
>
Nope. Funky minimum system requirements. I checked the media on this HP
laptop thats only two years old.
Booted just fine.
It wouldnt boot on my Pentium M 1400mhz 256mb ram Dell laptop without
hanging. Same with my P III 800mhz
Dell desktop.
I thought PCLinuxOS was a lighterweight distro...guess they're shooting
for newer hardware.
Bummer.

"Whiskers" <catwheezel@operamail.com> wrote in message
news:slrnheupv8.a57.catwheezel@ID-107770.user.individual.net...
> On 2009-11-02, §nühw¤£f <snuhwolf@netscape.net> wrote:
>> So I downloaded PCLinuxOS and tried to boot it but it hangs at the
>> goofy progress bar going about an inch across the screen.
>
> If the downloaded and burned 'image' is OK, suspect your hardware.
>
>> Why do they
>> hide the boot messages with a splash screen anyway?
>
> You can probably see the start-up messages scrolling (or not
> scrolling!)
> by hitting the Esc key.
>
Thanks, maybe theres a klew there as to why its barfing.

>> Tried it on my desktop too and the same thing happens; gets to the
>> same
>> spot and quits.
>> WTF?
>
> Check the download and the burn. Sounds like corrupt file or media.
>
Runs fine on this 2 years old HP dv6433d...

<shrugs>

"§nühw¤£f" <snuhwolf@netscape.net> wrote in
news:Xns9CB79F424C95snuhwolfnetscapenet@216.196.97 .142:

> So I downloaded PCLinuxOS and tried to boot it but it hangs at the
> goofy progress bar going about an inch across the screen. Why do they
> hide the boot messages with a splash screen anyway?
> Tried it on my desktop too and the same thing happens; gets to the same
> spot and quits.
> WTF?
>
Change virtual consoles. Or did you not read any of the multitude of
readme files?



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Snuhwolf wrote:

> I thought PCLinuxOS was a lighterweight distro..

No. Rec hardware suggests 1G ram for the generic, minimum 256. I
wouldn't try to run a KDE distro on 256.

There's a PCLOS w/ lxde that ought to be a lot lighter. Also an E-17
one. lxde would be lightest; e-17 weight would comparable to xfce
which there is also a pclos xfce.


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§nühw¤£f wrote:
> So I downloaded PCLinuxOS and tried to boot it but it hangs at the
> goofy progress bar going about an inch across the screen. Why do they
> hide the boot messages with a splash screen anyway?
> Tried it on my desktop too and the same thing happens; gets to the same
> spot and quits.
> WTF?
>

Try to boot it in safeboot. It should boot up the live cd as normal.
use esc to see what is going on in the background

http://easy-linux.co.cc/wp-content/u...s_boot_cd1.jpg

On 2009-11-03, §ñühŵő£f <snuhwolf******.com> wrote:
> "Ivan Marsh" <ivanmarsh******.com> wrote in message

[...]

> Nope. Funky minimum system requirements.

Seem clear enough <http://pclinuxos.com/?page_id=2>.

> I checked the media on this HP
> laptop thats only two years old.
> Booted just fine.
> It wouldnt boot on my Pentium M 1400mhz 256mb ram Dell laptop without
> hanging. Same with my P III 800mhz
> Dell desktop.

The users' web forum might have some help to offer. It's possible the
'Live CD' isn't coping with some aspect of the hardware which a proper
installation process would handle OK.

> I thought PCLinuxOS was a lighterweight distro...guess they're shooting
> for newer hardware.
> Bummer.

PCLinuxOS is a 'fork' of Mandriva (back when it was Mandrake). No
lightweight!

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On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:39:13 -0600, "?n?hw??f"
<snuhwolf@netscape.net>wrote:

>So I downloaded PCLinuxOS and tried to boot it but it hangs at the
>goofy progress bar going about an inch across the screen. Why do they
>hide the boot messages with a splash screen anyway?
>Tried it on my desktop too and the same thing happens; gets to the same
>spot and quits.
>WTF?

Edit the startup parameters to show dmesg. Maybe hit esc during
preboot and enter e. Follow the instructions.

"Mike Easter" <MikeE@ster.invalid> pinched out a steaming pile of
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> Snuhwolf wrote:
>
>> I thought PCLinuxOS was a lighterweight distro..
>
> No. Rec hardware suggests 1G ram for the generic, minimum 256. I
> wouldn't try to run a KDE distro on 256.
>
> There's a PCLOS w/ lxde that ought to be a lot lighter. Also an E-17
> one. lxde would be lightest; e-17 weight would comparable to xfce
> which there is also a pclos xfce.
>
>
Figures. I went with my second choice instead of trying nUbuntu which
is fluxbox based.


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>
>
> §nühw¤£f wrote:
>> So I downloaded PCLinuxOS and tried to boot it but it hangs at the
>> goofy progress bar going about an inch across the screen. Why do
>> they hide the boot messages with a splash screen anyway?
>> Tried it on my desktop too and the same thing happens; gets to the
>> same spot and quits.
>> WTF?
>>
>
> Try to boot it in safeboot. It should boot up the live cd as normal.
> use esc to see what is going on in the background
>
> http://easy-linux.co.cc/wp-content/u...nuxos_boot_cd1
> .jpg
>

Thanx...then dmesg |more from terminal to reveiw...


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Meat Plow <meat@petitmorte.net> pinched out a steaming pile of
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> On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:39:13 -0600, "?n?hw??f"
> <snuhwolf@netscape.net>wrote:
>
>>So I downloaded PCLinuxOS and tried to boot it but it hangs at the
>>goofy progress bar going about an inch across the screen. Why do
>>they hide the boot messages with a splash screen anyway?
>>Tried it on my desktop too and the same thing happens; gets to the
>>same spot and quits.
>>WTF?
>
> Edit the startup parameters to show dmesg. Maybe hit esc during
> preboot and enter e. Follow the instructions.
>

Kewl :) I got tired of using puppy since it cuts out the audio when I
scroll in webpages or click a post to veiw it with Seamonkey.
Cant multitask. Hate to say it but XP runs rock solid on this. Dosent
even get warm. I'll keep trying though.

^_^

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~BD~ <BoaterDave'remove'********.co.uk> pinched out a steaming pile of
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> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>>> Why must we be at loggerheads all the time?
>>
>> Perhaps because you post weird ****e?
>>
>
> And no-one else does? I used to think you were quite bright, but I'm
> beginning to have my doubts.
>
>>> You are wrong. You *did* make an erroneous statement.
>>
>> If I must be more specific for you, let's translate:
>>
>> [I invite you to] Name one operating system that "does everything
>> under the sun" and "flawlessly" please. [I also invite you to] even
>> name one that "does everything" but has flaws.
>
> I don't need you to translate anything. I understood what you were
> *implying*. Your use of English was poor - just admit it!
>
>>> That is incontrovertible. I stated that I could not. I was correct
>>> - I could not/cannot name one.
>>
>> You were correct; you can't name one and neither can the STAN
>> person.
>
> Thank you. Yes, I was correct. :)
>
>>> I concede that is not what you meant and I knew what you had
>>> implied.
>>
>> Then why did you say it was an "erroneous statement?"
>
> Because you *did* make an erroneous statement. I repeat.
>
> You said, quite clearly, "You *can* even name one that "does
> everything" but has flaws."
>
>> Post then in an advocacy group.
>
> If I did that....
> ....folk *here* wouldn't be able to read my posts - would
> they?!!!
>

If you two ladygurls are finished playing grab-ass tag team...heres
what happend when I booted PCLinux os with vesa-safe mode:
hangs at "Probing SCSI drives: Floating point exception."

So it is in fact a BUG. Verified at the PCLinux forum:
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index...c,62766.0.html

Funny thing is...I aint booting from a USB DRIVE.
So much for PeiCeofLinux OS...

Word.

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§nühw¤£f wrote:

>
> If you two ladygurls are finished playing grab-ass tag team...heres
> what happend when I booted PCLinux os with vesa-safe mode:
> hangs at "Probing SCSI drives: Floating point exception."
>
> So it is in fact a BUG. Verified at the PCLinux forum:
> http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index...c,62766.0.html
>
> Funny thing is...I aint booting from a USB DRIVE.
> So much for PeiCeofLinux OS...
>
> Word.
>

I'm getting to like you, Inuit dog! :)
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/northerninuitdog.htm

A neighbour nearby has one - fabulous animal!

Tell me - what do you mean when you say "word"?

TIA

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