by Hello all--
I'm trying to install Slackware 2.0 on an old IBM ValuePoint. I have read
the INSTALL.TXT file that suggests using the 'scsi' boot-disk and holding
down the left shift key to get a boot menu. Well, I didn't get one; I did,
howvere, get a 'boot:' prompt. I decided to try something pretty naive, and
added 'mount hd=121,10,17' (my hard-drive has 121 cls., 10 heads, 17 sectors/
track) to the boot prompt before pressing return. Linux seemed to start up
more or less okay; the last message before things go haywaire is one about
ftape allocating some buffers. Then I get something along the lines of
'hda busy' or 'hda timed-out'; the boot process continues, and then I get
a message saying something like 'hda?? error code xff {busy}'; there are a
few more variations on that, and then I get a kernal panic (sorry I'm being
a bit vague, but I left my notes at work...). Can anyone offer any advice?
I take it I have to type something at the boot prompt?
I'd appreciate e-mail, since I need this information by 9.00 am (EST) Friday,
and my news software has been acting a bit weird lately...
Thanks in advance.
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