Very Computer

Well. I'm having the same problems as a lot of people here.  I'm also
seeing reference to /linux-1.1.76/drivers/block/README.ide but no one has
yet mentioned where this can be found.  I'm using the site ftp.cdrom.com

Oh.  If this is answered in the FAQ, then ignore this, but if not...

I have a 740 HD that uses a driver instead of altering CMOS directly (at least,
that's the way it looks..CMOS says the drive is a 10 meg type 1 drive).
I'm also using Linux 2.1.0 w/ 4 megs ram.  I have a partition for dos that's
540 megs, and want to install Linux after that. (this is also my second HD)
Everything works fine until i use the Linux fdisk...which will report the
following:

device     boot    begin     start     end      blocks    id    system

/dev/hdb1            1         1        1          0       6  Dos 16-bit>32M
[other error messages are supposed to be solved with the README.ide]

I don't get it?  why does it (basically) say i have a non-existant dos
drive?  I must have done something wrong...but can't figure out what.
When i use fdisk on my first HD (which is all dos), it reports everything
correctly.  Hopefully, there is an answer somewhere out there.

Keith

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[%]Well. I'm having the same problems as a lot of people here.  I'm also
[%]seeing reference to /linux-1.1.76/drivers/block/README.ide but no one has
[%]yet mentioned where this can be found.  I'm using the site ftp.cdrom.com
[%]
[%]Oh.  If this is answered in the FAQ, then ignore this, but if not...
[%]
[%]I have a 740 HD that uses a driver instead of altering CMOS directly (at least,
[%]that's the way it looks..CMOS says the drive is a 10 meg type 1 drive).
[%]I'm also using Linux 2.1.0 w/ 4 megs ram.  I have a partition for dos that's
[%]540 megs, and want to install Linux after that. (this is also my second HD)
[%]Everything works fine until i use the Linux fdisk...which will report the
[%]following:
[%]
[%]device     boot    begin     start     end      blocks    id    system
[%]
[%]/dev/hdb1            1         1        1          0       6  Dos 16-bit>32M
[%][other error messages are supposed to be solved with the README.ide]
[%]
[%]I don't get it?  why does it (basically) say i have a non-existant dos
[%]drive?  I must have done something wrong...but can't figure out what.
[%]When i use fdisk on my first HD (which is all dos), it reports everything
[%]correctly.  Hopefully, there is an answer somewhere out there.
[%]
[%]Keith

It is part of the source distribution of linux-1.1.76 and higher.

Peter

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