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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C)
Subject: Re: Linux boots on Tandon but 386BSD doesn't
Message-ID: <1992Dec17.214418.552@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
Keywords: Hardware, Tandon, Architecture, install, boot
Sender: news@fcom.cc.utah.edu
Organization: Weber State University (Ogden, UT)
References: <dosburn.724562400@cwis> <dosburn.724623556@cwis>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 21:44:18 GMT
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In article <dosburn.724623556@cwis> dosburn@cwis.unomaha.edu (Don Osburn) writes:
>Since I was having no luck with the 386BSD boot, I decided to switch
>over and try the Linux boot for kicks. It worked right off.
>
>Can anyone tell me why the Linux system will boot on my hardware,
>but the BSD won't? Does anyone think there is any value to be
>gained by porting the BSD to a Tandon? (Other than my own educational
>value.) If so, please let me know, else I may switch over to the Linux
>project. :-| Thanks in advance.
If this is the "it just sits there looking dumb" problem, there's a NOP in
the wd boot code that dorks a register. Use one of the Compaq disk
images. These are available from the machine "rachel", the address of
which is in the FAQ.
If this is the "it puts flashing colored characters on my screen", you need
a kernel with patch #2 from the patchkit. Use one of the "starlan" disk
images from agate under unofficial/terry/...
If this is the "it can't find my disklabel", you need to either use the
entire drive for 386BSD, or set the geometry to match the physical drive
settings (utilities on agate) because you are probably suffering IDE drive
translation syndrome (contagious to some SCSI/ESDI drives).
If this is the "it boots OK when I hold down my shift key", you need about
3 patches from the patchkit. Or just get the kernel off "of rachel".
If you don't have a standard WD drive IDE drive, ESDI drive (all of which
look like MFM controllers to the drivers), and it's not an Adaptek 1542B
or 1540B (1542B without floppy) you are out of luck... unless you get
Julian's SCSI drivers, which support the 1740/2B, Bustek, and one more
recent SCSI controller.
Most boot problems for which there are patches have kernels living on rachel.
Terry Lambert
terry@icarus.weber.edu
terry_lambert@novell.com
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
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