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From: watson@convex.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: hard disk problems on XT clone
Message-ID: <79800001@convex>
Date: Mon, 6-Apr-87 10:08:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  6 10:08:00 1987
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Nf-From: convex.UUCP!watson    Apr  6 09:08:00 1987


I'm having some trouble with the minix hard disk driver. 
My system is an XT clone, but is compatible enough to run
venix (another version of unix) with it's own disk driver.
I have three partitions dedicated to venix, and one (#4)
for minix. I can ``dd'' a minix disk onto the minix partition,
and the minix hard disk file checker likes it just fine.

But when I boot minix and try to read or write the hard disk,
all I get is a hard error. I also note that one of the hard
disk select lights stays on all the time the minix kernel is
running.

My questions:
1. Has minix been tested in a two drive environment? (Both 10 Mb
   XT compatible).
2. If the hard disk file system checker runs ok, but minix doesn't,
   what is likely to be wrong?

Help, Andy, please... I only have one floppy!