Opened 14 years ago
Closed 13 years ago
#780 closed defect (obsolete)
SoaS on stock flash drives doesn't boot on Dell GX280
| Reported by: | colinz | Owned by: | sdz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Unspecified by Maintainer | Milestone: | Unspecified |
| Component: | Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) | Version: | Unspecified |
| Severity: | Unspecified | Keywords: | helper-cd dell |
| Cc: | colinz | Distribution/OS: | Unspecified |
| Bug Status: | Unconfirmed |
Description
Discovered some boot problems in Olin College's computer labs. Here are the resources:
=Materials=
==CBZ-Flash-10apr==
Personal 1gb Lexar Media flash drive
Version: SoaS Beta, downloaded 10 Apr 09
flashed using UNetBootin
==SoaS-branded==
Flash drives Caroline distributes
Version: unknown (Caroline provided)
==SoaS-branded-reflashed==
One of your SoaS flash drives, I reflashed with my laptop.
Version: SoaS Beta, downloaded 10 Apr 09
flashed using UNetBootin
==Olin-old-Dells==
Model: Optiplex GX280
Service Tags: 8VQ3K81
==Olin-new-Dells==
Model: Optiplex 755
Service Tags: 6JBSDF1
==yellow-helper-cd==
The yellow helper cds Caroline distributes (one left at Olin for me to play with)
==19apr-helper-cd==
Helper cd I downloaded and burned 19 Apr 09
=Results=
Olin-old-Dell + SoaS-branded
boot device not detected
Olin-old-Dell + SoaS-branded + yellow-helper-cd
cannot find root file system
Olin-old-Dell + SoaS-branded-reflashed
boot device not detected
Olin-old-Dell + SoaS-branded-reflashed + yellow-helper-cd
cannot find root file system
Olin-old-Dell + CBZ-Flash-10apr
boots
Olin-old-Dell + CBZ-Flash-10apr + yellow-helper-cd
cannot find root file system
Olin-old-Dell + CBZ-Flash-10apr + 19apr-helper-cd
cannot find root file system
Olin-new-Dell + CBZ-Flash-10apr
boots
Olin-new-Dell + SoaS-branded
boots
Olin-new-Dell + CBZ-Flash-10apr + yellow-helper-cd
<not yet tested>
Olin-new-Dell + CBZ-Flash-10apr + 19apr-helper-cd
<not yet tested>
Change History (2)
comment:1 Changed 13 years ago by sascha_silbe
- Distribution/OS changed from SoaS to Unspecified
comment:2 Changed 13 years ago by sdz
- Resolution set to obsolete
- Status changed from new to closed
I think we are going to solve this in person later this year. :)
I'm *so* looking forward to this in general.
Bulk change distribution=SoaS -> component=SoaS