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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.hawaii.edu!ames!agate!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!glenc From: glenc@netcom.com (Glen Collins) Subject: Re: install problems Message-ID: <1992Nov26.022439.6553@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) References: <49947@shamash.cdc.com> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1992 02:24:39 GMT Lines: 37 In article <49947@shamash.cdc.com> pbd@runyon.cim.cdc.com (Paul Dokas) writes: >Well, I just received my new 486DX33 8-) > >but I'm having trouble getting install to work correctly :-( > >I get the following when I run it: > > { the boot floppy boots great. Finds all devices } > % install > Do you want to install 386BSD in the disk drive's 386BSD partition? (y/n) n > Do you want to install 386BSD on the ENTIRE drive ? (y/n) y > You realize this means you lose the old contents of this drive. > Do you *still* want to install 386BSD on the entire drive ? (y/n) y > > { the machine hangs here. No hard disk accesses, nothing. } > >Any clues? > >BTW, the disk is a MAXTOR 7213AT off of a generic IDE controller (with >parallel, serial and games ports). The floppies boot fine, but the hard >disk just won't come to life. > >If you have a disktab for this drive, then please send it to me! > >Thanks, >-paul >-- >#include <std.disclaimer> >#define FULL_NAME "Paul Dokas" >#define EMAIL "pbd@runyon.cim.cdc.com" >/* oh what the hell */ It looks like to same problem I am having on my 386/40. I have sent Lynne the information about my problem, maybe it's the same thing. -Glen Collins (glenc@netcom.com)