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From: hlin@cbnewsi.att.com (hua.t.lin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Minix boot problem on Parkard-Bell 386sx
Message-ID: <1991Jan22.144946.19967@cbnewsi.att.com>
Date: 22 Jan 91 14:49:46 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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I just bought a Parkard-Bell 386sx machine and have Minix 1.5 which will not
boot. It comes up with the line Booting Minix 1.5 followed by a line
`read error, automatic reboot' which comes on an off while the diskette is
spinning.
I also have Minix 1.0 which has the following problem on this machine. It can
do a root file system `fsck' during boot, but the diskette keep spinning
when `=' is hit.
The machine has 386SX, 1.2 Meg drive A, 1.44 Meg drive B, 84 Meg Seagate
ST 1106 drive C, 1 Meg memory.
Any information, advice greatly appreciated. Or pointers to how to create a
boot diskette for this machine from where I am.
- lin