On Monday 22 January 2001 17:46, you wrote:
> Hi All,
> I have gone thru the 7.2 install GUI (booted from the floppy) from the
> iso images available on the web. No problems with the install. When the
> pc reboots, it comes back up and displays "stage1" and hangs. I don't
> know what to do to correct it. I have gone thru the install couple of
> times and nothing seems to make a difference.
>
> Running a AST Bravo Pentium 133MHz, 96MB Ram. I have two physical drives
> and am trying to install Linux as the only operating system.
>
> Please Help
>
> Thanks
> Kishore
> Sr. Programmer.
> Sabre, Inc.
Well, your booter should have a "failsafe" choice, try that first.
I am guessing that the kernel thought it recognized a situation for a fast
disk and made some incompatible settings in the ide.
Install as you did but add the following to the bootloader install--edit each
system that comes up and plug this into the Append line.
ide0=noautotune ide1=noautotune idebus=16
If you have PIO set for 33MHz and the chipset can only do 16.6....
Anyway that should back the kernel off from optimizing enough to get you
going.
If it doesn't, then check your cabling and your memory in that order. The
boot kernel will use almost all RAM available all of the time, and may be
uncovering a defect in a memory chip. More likely, it is a drive cable that
has seen too much vibration.
Civileme
