On Tue, 22 Dec 1998 18:29:15 -0700 (MST), Jason Gunthorpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On Tue, 22 Dec 1998, Ian Redfern wrote: >> I tried to use bootdisks 2.1.3 on a new Compaq DeskPro with the >> 120MB floppy drive. It booted fine. When it came to install the >> kernel from the floppy it booted from, it hung for a long time and >> gave the message "mount /dev/fd0 (type msdos) on /floppy: wrong >> filesystem type or bad superblock on /dev/fd0", then again for >> ext2fs. > This is how all IDE zip disks and IDE super disks work as > well. Right now debian hamm cannot be easially installed from such a > floppy drive. Note that a machine with a Super disk will have only a > super disk as it can read and boot normal floppy disks. Steve said: > Yes, /dev/hdc on this machine. Sorry, I should have been clearer - > when I said missing /dev/fd0, I meant that the boot-floppy script > would be looking for a device on /dev/fd0 and wouldn't find one > there. If you like I can find out what needs to be done to write a > boot-floppy on the LS/120 and send you a patch... Steve, I think that would be wonderful. Let me know if you need help getting acccess to sources. The 2.1.4 source version of the package is pretty much a good base to work from; or CVS if you're really ripping stuff up (would hope not). Hopefully we can do it in a pretty robust way. I'm not really clear on what is happening here -- does the device look like /dev/fd0 at initial boot (i.e., bios access) and then later becomes /dev/hdc ? -- .....Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]<URL:http://www.onShore.com/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
