[syslinux] System freezes

[Ferenc Wagner]

Bernd Eggink <monoped at sudrala.de> writes:

> when I try to boot my notebook from a USB disc, the system freezes
> completely. After displaying the text (or menu), it doesn't react to any
> key, even Ctrl+Alt+Del doesn't work. The config is pretty simple:
>
> -------------------------------------------
> SAY Booting Linux from USB...
> KERNEL /boot/vmlinuz
> DEFAULT Vaio
> PROMPT 1
>
> LABEL Black
>     KERNEL /boot/vmlinuz
>     APPEND ro initrd=/boot/initramfs console=ttyS0,38400 console=tty0
> vga=0x307 HOST=Black
>
> LABEL Vaio
>     KERNEL /boot/vmlinuz
>     APPEND ro initrd=/boot/initramfs console=ttyS0,38400 console=tty0
> vga=0x305 HOST=Vaio
> -------------------------------------------
>
> With "PROMPT 0", it boots without problems.
>
> As the same configuration works well with my PC, I guess it has
> something to do with the BIOS. The notebook is a Vaio VGN-Z21VN, approx.
> 6 years old.
> Any ideas?

Maybe it's just the keyboard being inoperative?  Try adding TIMEOUT 50
and/or NOHALT 1 options.  Also look for USB Legacy and keyboard options
in the BIOS setup.
-- 
Regards,
Feri.