Return to BSD News archive
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!caen!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!icd.ab.com!tinman.mke.ab.com!tdphette From: tdphette@mke.ab.com (Thad Phetteplace x4461) Subject: Re: Booting dist.fs on Gateway2000 4DX-33v Message-ID: <1992Dec1.234120.20083@tinman.mke.ab.com> Sender: usenet@tinman.mke.ab.com (NetNews server account) Nntp-Posting-Host: toejam Organization: Allen-Bradley Co. X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4 References: <1992Nov25.133011.13594@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1992 23:41:20 GMT Lines: 30 12100z@d1.dartmouth.edu (Tom Buskey) writes: : I just got a Gateway2000 4DX-33v. That's the one w/ a local bus. : It's got ATI Ultra pro graphics, built-in IDE all on the local bus, : w/ a 340MB IDE drive and an Adaptec 1542b (didn't come w/ it) and a : Syquest 88MB drive. : : When I try to boot the dist.fs or the fixit.fs they just hang, with the : drive light on. I've tried tapping the return key as it accesses the : drive (like I've seen in this group) but that doesn't help. Are there : some patches to make so I can boot? I don't have another machine : to run on, so I have to be able to make the patches on the floppy... : : Thanks in advance. Tom Buskey 12100z@d1.dartmouth.edu Try looking in the unoffical/newbootables.cgd directory of your favorite 386BSD archive site. Their are patched versions of dist.fs and fixit.fs that will probably work for you. I had the same problem with my Gateway 486DX-33 and the patched boot disks did the trick. Good luck, -- Thad Phetteplace Network Systems Analyst, Allen-Bradley Co. Phone: (414)382-4461 Email: tdphette@mke.ab.com The opinions expressed here are entirely my own and not that of my employer. I am not a slob, I am simply doing an experiment in domestic entropy!