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From: Aditya Khatuka <KHATUKA%ROSEVC.Rose-Hulman.Edu@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: 386 booting problem
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Date: 17 Apr 91 03:18:39 GMT
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Hi,
        I am trying to get Minix-386 boot on my system (Zenith 386-25), and am
following the John Nall's tutorial. As my system does not have a 5.25 high
density drive, but does have a 3.5 HD drive, so I am trying to use the 3.5
diskette in place of 1.2 diskette. I use it as if it was a 5.25 inch DSHD
diskette, other wise laceup does not recognize the 3.5 DSHD diskette. Is there
something wrong here except the little loss in storage space.
        My problem is when I try to boot the 386 version, I come upto the Load
parts Kernel: and then I get the error message /etc/system/kernel not found,
/etc/system/minix not found. I have copied the kernel to this place twice but
the error repeats- though I don't have any idea about the whereabouts of
/etc/system/minix. Can anyone suggest what could have gone wrong.
        Finally, can someone guide as how to make a bootable diskette without
using shoelace.

thanks

aditya

khatuka@rosevc.rose-hulman.edu