Re: [newbie] 6.1 install problem
It's my guess that you have your Ls-120 on the Secondary Slave channel. In that case hdd is correct. Just a Newbie taking a punt. Sean - Original Message - From: Ted Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 11:24 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] 6.1 install problem > I have an LS-120 and have installed RedHat 6.0 and more recently Mandrake > 7.0-2. Both work fine, neither created the boot disk. The LS-120 sets up > as a hard drive /dev/hdd on mine. (two hard drives are a and b, the CD > shows up as c). I can write to the LS-120 fine if I address it as a hard > drive. My plan, when I find more time to mess with it, is to try to make > the LS-120 a bootable hard drive to Linux. Hoping that will work. > > -Original Message- > From: Kevin Sexton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 1:31 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] 6.1 install problem > > > I have the messages back to september, and don't see any resolution > to the problem, I don't seem to be able to mount the drive, the > light doesn't even light. > > Alan Shoemaker wrote: > > > Kevinthe Ls-120 problem was discussed at great length > > several months ago on either this list or the expert list. I > > believe the bottom line was that an HD floppy with the boot info > > on it would boot fine in an LS-120 drive, but there was no > > practical way to make a boot floppy using an Ls-120. > > > > Alan > > > > Kevin Sexton wrote: > > > > > > I have had 6.1 installed(from download), and working, and > > > now am trying to reinstall from powerpack CD's. > > > my CD-Rom is bootable, but when the install gets to making a > > > boot disk, it stops, without accessing the floppy > > > drive(actually a: is ls-120 with floppy disk, is bootable, > > > fully functional). If I skip making the floppy I get an > > > error after choosing boot options, no matter how I try to > > > set it up (MBR or first boot partition, linux or dos as > > > default) > > > > > > Ok I rearranged partitions and got it to install before > > > sending this message, without making a boot disk, but linux > > > still doesn't seem to recognize the LS-120. I will try to > > > get more info, if replies don't help, but I'm out of time > > > right now. > > > > >
Re: [newbie] 6.1 install problem
Kevinok, before I began this reply I dug out my boot floppy (a HD 1.44 floppy disc made into a boot disc in a standard 3 1/2" drive) and stuck it in my ls-120, then rebooted (I set the bios to boot the Ls-120). It was excruciatingly slow (much slower than a standard floppy boot), but booted the system just fine. Ok, that's the bios doing that, not Linux. To get the ls-120 mounted in Linux we need a directory to mount it on. Mine is '/mnt/ls-120'. Then an entry in '/etc/fstab', here's mine: /dev/hda/mnt/ls-120 vfatnoauto,user,exec0 0 hda indicates that my ls-120 is connected to the primary ide controller as the master drive. Most likely yours is different. I have a SCSI hard drive and cdrom so the only device on my ide controller is my ls-120. Anyway, if your ls-120 is the slave on the primary ide controller it'll be hdb, or the if it's the master on the secondary ide controller it'll be hdc, or if it's the slave on the secondary ide controller it'll be hdd. I'll assume you can now go ahead and mount it via the console command or create a desktop icon to do it without further help from me, but if not just give a yell. Alan Kevin Sexton wrote: > > I have the messages back to september, and don't see any resolution > to the problem, I don't seem to be able to mount the drive, the > light doesn't even light. > > Alan Shoemaker wrote: > > > Kevinthe Ls-120 problem was discussed at great length > > several months ago on either this list or the expert list. I > > believe the bottom line was that an HD floppy with the boot info > > on it would boot fine in an LS-120 drive, but there was no > > practical way to make a boot floppy using an Ls-120. > > > > Alan > > > > Kevin Sexton wrote: > > > > > > I have had 6.1 installed(from download), and working, and > > > now am trying to reinstall from powerpack CD's. > > > my CD-Rom is bootable, but when the install gets to making a > > > boot disk, it stops, without accessing the floppy > > > drive(actually a: is ls-120 with floppy disk, is bootable, > > > fully functional). If I skip making the floppy I get an > > > error after choosing boot options, no matter how I try to > > > set it up (MBR or first boot partition, linux or dos as > > > default) > > > > > > Ok I rearranged partitions and got it to install before > > > sending this message, without making a boot disk, but linux > > > still doesn't seem to recognize the LS-120. I will try to > > > get more info, if replies don't help, but I'm out of time > > > right now.
Re: [newbie] 6.1 install problem
I have the messages back to september, and don't see any resolution to the problem, I don't seem to be able to mount the drive, the light doesn't even light. Alan Shoemaker wrote: > Kevinthe Ls-120 problem was discussed at great length > several months ago on either this list or the expert list. I > believe the bottom line was that an HD floppy with the boot info > on it would boot fine in an LS-120 drive, but there was no > practical way to make a boot floppy using an Ls-120. > > Alan > > Kevin Sexton wrote: > > > > I have had 6.1 installed(from download), and working, and > > now am trying to reinstall from powerpack CD's. > > my CD-Rom is bootable, but when the install gets to making a > > boot disk, it stops, without accessing the floppy > > drive(actually a: is ls-120 with floppy disk, is bootable, > > fully functional). If I skip making the floppy I get an > > error after choosing boot options, no matter how I try to > > set it up (MBR or first boot partition, linux or dos as > > default) > > > > Ok I rearranged partitions and got it to install before > > sending this message, without making a boot disk, but linux > > still doesn't seem to recognize the LS-120. I will try to > > get more info, if replies don't help, but I'm out of time > > right now.
Re: [newbie] 6.1 install problem
Kevinthe Ls-120 problem was discussed at great length several months ago on either this list or the expert list. I believe the bottom line was that an HD floppy with the boot info on it would boot fine in an LS-120 drive, but there was no practical way to make a boot floppy using an Ls-120. Alan Kevin Sexton wrote: > > I have had 6.1 installed(from download), and working, and > now am trying to reinstall from powerpack CD's. > my CD-Rom is bootable, but when the install gets to making a > boot disk, it stops, without accessing the floppy > drive(actually a: is ls-120 with floppy disk, is bootable, > fully functional). If I skip making the floppy I get an > error after choosing boot options, no matter how I try to > set it up (MBR or first boot partition, linux or dos as > default) > > Ok I rearranged partitions and got it to install before > sending this message, without making a boot disk, but linux > still doesn't seem to recognize the LS-120. I will try to > get more info, if replies don't help, but I'm out of time > right now.
RE: [newbie] 6.1 install problem
Sound like you messed up making your partitions. I had the same problems when I first started installing linux for fun. You probably have a large hard drive and several primary partitions. Here's a few rules to follow... 1. Don't use disk druid unless you are setting up a clean hard drive or only have windows on the first partition. It has very little control over extended partitions. 2. Use fdisk!! It can slice and dice a drive however you want it. Use the "M" for a list of all it's commands..it might be alittle intimidating in the begining, but it it really nice once you get the hang of it. 3. Never put a bootable (the one that has the "/") partition on a cylinder >1024 LILO doesn't like it. Tye to keep things simple and orgainzed "logical drives are your friends!" -Original Message- From: Kevin Sexton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 4:47 PM To: newbie mandrake list Subject: [newbie] 6.1 install problem I have had 6.1 installed(from download), and working, and now am trying to reinstall from powerpack CD's. my CD-Rom is bootable, but when the install gets to making a boot disk, it stops, without accessing the floppy drive(actually a: is ls-120 with floppy disk, is bootable, fully functional). If I skip making the floppy I get an error after choosing boot options, no matter how I try to set it up (MBR or first boot partition, linux or dos as default) Ok I rearranged partitions and got it to install before sending this message, without making a boot disk, but linux still doesn't seem to recognize the LS-120. I will try to get more info, if replies don't help, but I'm out of time right now.
