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From: jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: mnx boot
Message-ID: <3476@crash.cts.com>
Date: 12 Jul 90 02:07:21 GMT
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wilhite@unocss.unomaha.edu (wilhite) writes:
>I have recently purchased a Seagate 49 meg SCSI harddrive.  I have not
>been able to get Minix 1.3 to boot.  I have a AT clone.  I was able to get
>1.3 to boot before I purchased the harddrive.  I have the harddrive setup
>as C: and D: drives.  I would appreciate any suggestions or comments.  

The problem is that there's no SCSI drivers available.  You could probably
modify bios_wini.c to work with your host adaptor.
 
     // JCA

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