Datasheet

“main” (Installation and Administration) — 2004/6/25 — 13:29 — page 132 — #158
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
Note
If you keep




Shift pressed when SYSLINUX starts, all these steps
are skipped. For troubleshooting purposes: insert the line
verbose 1
in syslinux.cfg for the boot loader to display which action is
currently being performed.
Note
If the machine does not boot from the floppy disk, you may have to change
the boot sequence in the BIOS to A,C,CDROM.
3.6.4 Using CD 2 for Booting
CD 2 is also bootable. In contrast to CD 1, which uses a bootable ISO image,
CD 2 is booted by means of 2.88 MB disk image. Use CD 2 if you are sure
you can boot from CD, but it does not work with CD 1 (fallback solution).
3.6.5 Supported CD-ROM Drives
Most CD-ROM drives are supported.
ATAPI drives should work smoothly.
The support of SCSI CD-ROM drives depends on whether the SCSI
controller to which the CD-ROM drive is connected is supported.
Supported SCSI controllers are listed in the Hardware Database at
http://cdb.suse.de.
Many vendor-specific CD-ROM drives are supported in Linux. Nev-
ertheless, problems may be encountered with this kind of drives. If
your drive is not explicitly listed, try using a similar type from the
same vendor.
USB CD-ROM drives are also supported. If the BIOS of your machine
does not support booting from USB devices, start the installation by
means of the boot disks. For details, refer to Section 3.6.3 on the page
before. Before booting from the floppy disk, make sure all needed
USB devices are connected and powered on.
132 3.6. Tips and Tricks