Freeing unused kernel memory ???

[toumbi]

I would like to test zeroshell on a Compaq presario 5176 (AMD K6 400MHz + 320Mo +2Go Hard drive)

I don’t manage to run it correctly
I have this message at the end and then nothing append:
“Freeing unused kernel memory: 212k freed”

I boot from a CD or a Hard drive and it is always the same problem.

I boot now from a Harddrive I made with dd and this image
ZeroShell-1.0.beta4-CompactFlash512.img

Do you have any idea for helpping me ?

[imported_fulvio]

Have you tried to start the system in verbose mode from the startup menu or without ACPI?

Regards
Fulvio

[toumbi]

Yes , I tried many things.verbose mode and without ACPI and there is always this last message :Freeing unused kernel but nothing happen then.
What does that message mean ??
I checked my hard drive is good on an other mother board and it work.

[imported_fulvio]

In the next release I am going to uptade the init binary with one newer.
At the moment the only thing you could do to run Zeroshell, is to change your hardware.

Regards
Fulvio

[valuequest]

I am attempting to boot the 1.0.beta12 CompactFlash image from a CompactFlash card and I am seeing the same thing as the person who started this thread… in verbose mode the boot script generates these messages

Loading root filesystem into RAM device... Success

loop: module loaded

VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.

Trying to move old root to /initrd ... okay

Freeing unused kernel memory: 260k freed

and then freezes (and the same happens even if I pass acpi=off to the kernel via the grub bootloader). Might anyone help me understand what this means or what other options I might try so that Zeroshell boots? Thanks!

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