on 4/22/04 11:54 AM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I have a Pismo 500Mhz that cant find the startup drive when I do a >> restart, but is fine if I do a complete shutdown. >> Does anyone know if it's possible to re-flash the ROM with the same >> version >> that its already on it, or with an earlier version. The reason I'm >> looking at the ROM >> is that it was flashed before I got the Pismo to version 4.18f5. I have >> tried everything, and I mean everything short of replacing the >> motherboard, and processor and the problem remains. So I'm wondering if >> the boot ROM might be corrupt. By the way, the Pismo >> functions perfectly in every other way. >> Any ideas? > > So, you even tried with a different hard disk? From the description of your > problem, it seems like if the drive is not quick enough to come online. When > you restart, it takes too long to be available, while when you do a > shutdown, the system has additional tasks to perform which let the time to > the drive to be ready.
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