[gobolinux-users] Using 013 LiveCD on a Sony VAIO PCG747

[Lucas C. Villa Real]

On 1/7/07, Tom Connell <tomconnell.linux at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,

Hi Tom, sorry for the late reply. Here we go!

> I have a Sony PCG747 on which the LiveCD will not boot! I get the splash
> screen and boot: prompt, but hitting return results in seeing
> isolinux/kernel loading followed a few seconds later by a reboot!
>
> I know this machine is memory challenged, but I would have thought if it was
> out of memory there would be some better error indication!
>
> Also although there is a boot: prompt I cannot see anywhere on the gobolinux
> site a list of boot options/parameters that I could try to bypass the
> problem!
>
> The machine is capable of running linux as I have had installs of Mepis,
> Xandros, Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Freespire install and run fine, but I just seem
> to get the gobolinux CD to boot!

There are some known issues with the LiveCD on some setups. Here you
have a few options you might want to try:
http://gobolinux.org/?page=known_issues_013

Good luck :-)

-- 
Lucas
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