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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!nigel.msen.com!caen!batcomputer!ghost.dsi.unimi.it!ipgaix!peppe From: peppe@ipgaix.unipg.it (G. Vitillaro) Subject: Julian's new boot blocks Message-ID: <1993May25.204143.191999@ipgaix.unipg.it> Organization: Universita' di Perugia Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 20:41:43 GMT Lines: 25 I found a reference in the FAQ that Julian's new boot blocks may solve my problem with my WD/SCSI controller Card. Actually "ide_conf" get an error while trying to get the HD geometry speaking directly with the Controller (it is correct by BIOS). The normal boot block has the fancy idea that my disk is 1024/16/55 instead of 730/16/55 and 386bsd doesn't boot from the HD. If I understand correctly to get the new boot blocks on a my HD I should boot from the floppy and install from there (chrooting to HD after relabeling). Anybody my provide me with a reference where found a dist.fs ot fixit.fs diskette with Julian's new boot blocks in place? Thank in advance, Peppe -- Giuseppe Vitillaro - IBM SEMEA | E-Mail : peppe@ipgaix.unipg.it University of Perugia Italy | 06100 Perugia Phone:+39.75.585-2200 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All comments/opinions are mine and don't represent those of IBM