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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.bugs:473 comp.os.386bsd.questions:1467 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs,comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!csn!arrayb!cwolff From: cwolff@intellistor.com (Clint Wolff) Subject: Re: Problem in getting DIST disk to boot Message-ID: <1993Apr5.144756.1553@intellistor.com> Organization: Intellistor, Longmont, CO References: <1993Mar30.205022.7080@donner.SanDiego.NCR.COM> Date: Mon, 5 Apr 93 14:47:56 GMT Lines: 47 In article <1993Mar30.205022.7080@donner.SanDiego.NCR.COM> mdpc@cup.portal.com writes: >I recently downloaded the entire 0.1 386BSD distribution and the 0.2.2 patchkit. >I created the FIXIT and the DIST disks in the manner indicated. I tried the >DIST boot disk on another 386 PC I have access to just to make sure the disk >was created correctly. > >On the real platform, the disk will not boot at all. The floppy light just seems >to stay on but nothing happens. Upon power up reset, I get the initial message >but again the system hangs. I do wait for about 10-15 minutes before making this >determination. Again, this disk works in another 386 system so the disk is not >the problem. > >Hardware Configuration of real platform: > > 486-DX50 w/ 256K Cache > 16 MBytes Memory > 2-IDE Western Digital Drives aprox 200 Mbytes each > 1 Parallel Port > 3 Serial Ports (COM1/COM2 normal, COM3@IRQ 2 w proper IO Address) > 1-5-1/4" floppy disk > 1-3-1/2" floppy disk > Orchid Farenheit 1280 VGA card w/ 1 MByte memory > Colorado Memory System Jumbo 250 tape drive off floppy controller > Logitech Bus Mouse @ IRQ 5 > Your problem is probably the bus mouse... I have a similiar problem with my system until I pulled the cards out one-by-one... When I got to the bus mouse everything was happy... Note: there is a kernel patch to support bus meece one agate.berkeley.edu (? i think) in the unofficial directory... If you can't find it there I will e-mail to you... > >Thanks for your help and guidance. > you're welcome > >Mike Parker > -- +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Clint Wolff Blonde and proud of it | | Staff Engineer | | Fujitsu Computer Products of America - Intellistor Research and Development | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | They pay me to think... As long as I keep my mouth shut. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+