Everything looked great running it from the DVD off of my DVD/CDrom drive. I was even able to play a youtube video. I was very impressed.
I went ahead and clicked the installer.
I chose the option to leave the partitions alone, but it went ahead and overwrote it all. Still, the install happened quickly and I got a successful install message when it was done.
When I went to do a restart the BIOS message from the motherboard came up, but then only a black screen with a blinking cursor.
I could not boot Mint 13 or Xubuntu 11.10 or Xubuntu 10.10 off of the DVD drive. The drive's light lit up green, but nothing happened.
It occurs to me that I can have two problems going on simultaneously
1. My DVD drive picked this time to malfunction
2. I have a bad installation to my hard drive. My system being so old, maybe some setting in Mint 13 was not set correctly for my system.
I was thinking about getting a new computer next month anyway.
However, I am curious that if my DVD drive worked, that I could boot off of it, if this is a well know problem and if it could be fixed. Perhaps running a liveDVD, finding a file on my hard drive and manually changing some settings?
Or, is my system just too old?
I was thinking if the my problem could be identified I could put it in the appropriate bug tracker to save someone else some trouble and make linux more useful to more people
My hardware specs are below:
Hardware Listing: ( output of command dmidecode ):
Code: Select all
dmidecode 2.9
SMBIOS 2.3 present.
68 structures occupying 2426 bytes.
Table at 0x000FBE40.
Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 20 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: Intel Corp.
Version: SV84510A.86A.0008.P04.0210201732
Release Date: 10/20/2002
Address: 0xF0000
Runtime Size: 64 kB
ROM Size: 512 kB
Characteristics:
PCI is supported
PNP is supported
BIOS is upgradeable
BIOS shadowing is allowed
Boot from CD is supported
Selectable boot is supported
EDD is supported
Japanese floppy for NEC 9800 1.2 MB is supported (int 13h)
Japanese floppy for Toshiba 1.2 MB is supported (int 13h)
5.25"/360 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
3.5"/720 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
Serial services are supported (int 14h)
Printer services are supported (int 17h)
CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
ACPI is supported
USB legacy is supported
AGP is supported
LS-120 boot is supported
ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported
BIOS boot specification is supported
Function key-initiated network boot is supported
Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 25 bytes
System Information
Manufacturer:
Product Name:
Version:
Serial Number:
UUID: 6BD75CFC-201E-11D7-B0D6-00E01825AEC9
Wake-up Type: Power Switch
Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 8 bytes
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Product Name: D845PESV
Version: AAA97669-107
Serial Number: AZSV30207262
Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 17 bytes
Chassis Information
Manufacturer:
Type: Unknown
Lock: Not Present
Version:
Serial Number:
Asset Tag:
Boot-up State: Safe
Power Supply State: Safe
Thermal State: Other
Security Status: Other
OEM Information: 0x00000000
Handle 0x0004, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
Processor Information
Socket Designation: J2E1
Type: Central Processor
Family: Pentium 4
Manufacturer: Intel
ID: 27 0F 00 00 FF FB EB BF
Signature: Type 0, Family 15, Model 2, Stepping 7
Flags:
FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
VME (Virtual mode extension)
DE (Debugging extension)
PSE (Page size extension)
TSC (Time stamp counter)
MSR (Model specific registers)
PAE (Physical address extension)
MCE (Machine check exception)
CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported)
SEP (Fast system call)
MTRR (Memory type range registers)
PGE (Page global enable)
MCA (Machine check architecture)
CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported)
PAT (Page attribute table)
PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension)
CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported)
DS (Debug store)
ACPI (ACPI supported)
MMX (MMX technology supported)
FXSR (Fast floating-point save and restore)
SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions)
SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2)
SS (Self-snoop)
HTT (Hyper-threading technology)
TM (Thermal monitor supported)
PBE (Pending break enabled)
Version: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 processor
Voltage: 3.3 V 2.9 V
External Clock: 133 MHz
Max Speed: 3060 MHz
Current Speed: 2533 MHz
Status: Populated, Enabled
Upgrade: Socket 478
L1 Cache Handle: 0x0005
L2 Cache Handle: 0x0006
L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
Serial Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Asset Tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Part Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Handle 0x0005, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
Socket Designation: None
Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1
Operational Mode: Varies With Memory Address
Location: Internal
Installed Size: 8 KB
Maximum Size: 8 KB
Supported SRAM Types:
Pipeline Burst
Installed SRAM Type: Pipeline Burst
Speed: Unknown
Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC
System Type: Data
Associativity: 4-way Set-associative
Handle 0x0006, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
Socket Designation: None
Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2
Operational Mode: Varies With Memory Address
Location: Internal
Installed Size: 512 KB
Maximum Size: 512 KB
Supported SRAM Types:
Pipeline Burst
Installed SRAM Type: Pipeline Burst
Speed: Unknown
Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC
System Type: Unified
Associativity: 8-way Set-associative
Handle 0x0007, DMI type 126, 35 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0x0008, DMI type 126, 19 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0x0009, DMI type 126, 19 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0x000A, DMI type 5, 20 bytes
Memory Controller Information
Error Detecting Method: 64-bit ECC
Error Correcting Capabilities:
None
Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave
Current Interleave: One-way Interleave
Maximum Memory Module Size: 512 MB
Maximum Total Memory Size: 1024 MB
Supported Speeds:
70 ns
60 ns
Supported Memory Types:
Other
Unknown
Standard
FPM
EDO
Parity
ECC
SIMM
DIMM
Burst EDO
SDRAM
Memory Module Voltage: 3.3 V
Associated Memory Slots: 2
0x000B
0x000C
Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities:
None
Handle 0x000B, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
Socket Designation: DIMM1
Bank Connections: 11 12
Current Speed: 2 ns
Type: DIMM
Installed Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Enabled Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Error Status: OK
Handle 0x000C, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
Socket Designation: DIMM2
Bank Connections: 11 12
Current Speed: 2 ns
Type: DIMM
Installed Size: 1024 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Enabled Size: 1024 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Error Status: OK
Handle 0x000D, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J1A1
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: PS2Mouse
External Connector Type: PS/2
Port Type: Mouse Port
Handle 0x000E, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J1A1
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Keyboard
External Connector Type: PS/2
Port Type: Keyboard Port
Handle 0x000F, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J2A1
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: COM 1
External Connector Type: DB-9 female
Port Type: Serial Port 16550A Compatible
Handle 0x0010, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J4A2
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: LPT1
External Connector Type: DB-25 male
Port Type: Parallel Port ECP/EPP
Handle 0x0011, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: JA5A1
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: USB
External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
Port Type: USB
Handle 0x0012, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: JA5A1
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: USB
External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
Port Type: USB
Handle 0x0013, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J4A1
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: VIDEO
External Connector Type: DB-15 male
Port Type: Video Port
Handle 0x0014, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J2A2
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: USB
External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
Port Type: USB
Handle 0x0015, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J2A2
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: USB
External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
Port Type: USB
Handle 0x0016, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: JA5A1
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: RJ-45 Type
External Connector Type: RJ-45
Port Type: Network Port
Handle 0x0017, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J6A1
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Audio Mic In
External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones)
Port Type: Audio Port
Handle 0x0018, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J6A1
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Audio Line In
External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones)
Port Type: Audio Port
Handle 0x0019, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J6A1
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Audio Line Out
External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones)
Port Type: Audio Port
Handle 0x001A, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J5C1 - +12V
Internal Connector Type: Other
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x001B, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J4H1 - FDD
Internal Connector Type: On Board Floppy
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x001C, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J6H2 - PRI IDE
Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x001D, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J6H1 - SEC IDE
Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x001E, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J8B1 - CDIN
Internal Connector Type: On Board Sound Input From CD-ROM
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Audio Port
Handle 0x001F, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J6B1 - AUX IN
Internal Connector Type: Other
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Audio Port
Handle 0x0020, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J9G1 - FRONT PANEL HDR
Internal Connector Type: Other
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0021, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J2F1 - CPU FAN
Internal Connector Type: Other
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0022, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J9H3 - FNT PNL
Internal Connector Type: Other
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0023, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J9H3 - FRONT CHASSIS FAN
Internal Connector Type: Other
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0024, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J1B1 - REAR CHASSIS FAN
Internal Connector Type: Other
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0025, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J9H2 - BIOS CONFIG
Internal Connector Type: Other
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0026, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J8A1 - FP AUDIO
Internal Connector Type: Proprietary
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0027, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J9F1 - FRONT PANEL USB
Internal Connector Type: Other
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0028, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J2H1 - PS
Internal Connector Type: Other
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0029, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J8H3 - CH INTR
Internal Connector Type: Other
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x002A, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: J8H2 - SCSI
Internal Connector Type: Other
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x002B, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
System Slot Information
Designation: J6C1
Type: 32-bit AGP 4x
Current Usage: In Use
Length: Long
ID: 0
Characteristics:
3.3 V is provided
Handle 0x002C, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
System Slot Information
Designation: J7B1
Type: 32-bit PCI
Current Usage: In Use
Length: Long
ID: 1
Characteristics:
3.3 V is provided
PME signal is supported
SMBus signal is supported
Handle 0x002D, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
System Slot Information
Designation: J8B2
Type: 32-bit PCI
Current Usage: Available
Length: Long
ID: 2
Characteristics:
3.3 V is provided
PME signal is supported
SMBus signal is supported
Handle 0x002E, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
System Slot Information
Designation: J9B2
Type: 32-bit PCI
Current Usage: In Use
Length: Long
ID: 3
Characteristics:
3.3 V is provided
PME signal is supported
SMBus signal is supported
Handle 0x002F, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
System Slot Information
Designation: J9B1
Type: 32-bit PCI
Current Usage: Available
Length: Long
ID: 4
Characteristics:
3.3 V is provided
PME signal is supported
SMBus signal is supported
Handle 0x0030, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
System Slot Information
Designation: J9B5
Type: 32-bit PCI
Current Usage: In Use
Length: Long
ID: 5
Characteristics:
3.3 V is provided
PME signal is supported
SMBus signal is supported
Handle 0x0031, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
System Slot Information
Designation: J9B4
Type: 32-bit PCI
Current Usage: Available
Length: Long
ID: 6
Characteristics:
3.3 V is provided
PME signal is supported
SMBus signal is supported
Handle 0x0032, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
On Board Device Information
Type: Video
Status: Disabled
Description: Intel GMCH AGP Graphics Controller
Handle 0x0033, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
On Board Device Information
Type: Ethernet
Status: Disabled
Description: Intel 82562 Ethernet Device
Handle 0x0034, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
On Board Device Information
Type: Sound
Status: Disabled
Description: Intel ICH4 Audio Device
Handle 0x0035, DMI type 13, 22 bytes
BIOS Language Information
Installable Languages: 1
enUS
Currently Installed Language: enUS
Handle 0x0036, DMI type 15, 35 bytes
System Event Log
Area Length: 2048 bytes
Header Start Offset: 0x0000
Header Length: 16 bytes
Data Start Offset: 0x0010
Access Method: Memory-mapped physical 32-bit address
Access Address: 0xFFFDF700
Status: Valid, Not Full
Change Token: 0x00000000
Header Format: Type 1
Supported Log Type Descriptors: 6
Descriptor 1: POST error
Data Format 1: POST results bitmap
Descriptor 2: Parity memory error
Data Format 2: Multiple-event
Descriptor 3: I/O channel block
Data Format 3: Multiple-event
Descriptor 4: Single-bit ECC memory error
Data Format 4: Multiple-event
Descriptor 5: Multi-bit ECC memory error
Data Format 5: Multiple-event
Descriptor 6: System limit exceeded
Data Format 6: System management
Handle 0x0037, DMI type 18, 23 bytes
32-bit Memory Error Information
Type: Bad Read
Granularity: Device Level
Operation: Read
Vendor Syndrome: Unknown
Memory Array Address: Unknown
Device Address: Unknown
Resolution: Unknown
Handle 0x0038, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
Physical Memory Array
Location: System Board Or Motherboard
Use: System Memory
Error Correction Type: None
Maximum Capacity: 3 GB
Error Information Handle: 0x0037
Number Of Devices: 2
Handle 0x0039, DMI type 19, 15 bytes
Memory Array Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00000000000
Ending Address: 0x0005FFFFFFF
Range Size: 1536 MB
Physical Array Handle: 0x0038
Partition Width: 0
Handle 0x003A, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x0038
Error Information Handle: 0x0037
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 72 bits
Size: 512 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: J6G1
Bank Locator: DIMM0
Type: DDR
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 333 MHz (3.0 ns)
Manufacturer: Manufacturer1
Serial Number: SerNum1
Asset Tag: AssetTagNum1
Part Number: PartNum1
Handle 0x003B, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00000000000
Ending Address: 0x0001FFFFFFF
Range Size: 512 MB
Physical Device Handle: 0x003A
Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0039
Partition Row Position: 1
Interleaved Data Depth: 1
Handle 0x003C, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x0038
Error Information Handle: 0x0037
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 72 bits
Size: 1024 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: J6G2
Bank Locator: DIMM1
Type: DDR
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 333 MHz (3.0 ns)
Manufacturer: Manufacturer2
Serial Number: SerNum2
Asset Tag: AssetTagNum2
Part Number: PartNum2
Handle 0x003D, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00020000000
Ending Address: 0x0005FFFFFFF
Range Size: 1 GB
Physical Device Handle: 0x003C
Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0039
Partition Row Position: 1
Interleaved Data Depth: 1
Handle 0x003E, DMI type 23, 13 bytes
System Reset
Status: Disabled
Watchdog Timer: Not Present
Handle 0x003F, DMI type 31, 28 bytes
Boot Integrity Services Entry Point
Handle 0x0040, DMI type 32, 20 bytes
System Boot Information
Status: No errors detected
Handle 0x0041, DMI type 187, 9 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
BB 09 41 00 3A 00 03 0A 01
Handle 0x0042, DMI type 187, 9 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
BB 09 42 00 3C 00 03 0A 01
Handle 0x0043, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
End Of Table
