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From: "HFL::KELL"@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: PC - MINIX  Harddrive problems.
Message-ID: <5843@louie.udel.EDU>
Date: 6 Dec 88 17:17:47 GMT
Sender: mmdf@udel.EDU
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I have just received MINIX 1.2 for an IBM PC/XT 640k.  It runs nicely on two
floppys.  I had a problem with the printer until I read its source and changed
the bootup monitor to the mono device.  IBM color cards do not - in general -
have printer ports.  My big problem is the hard drive.  When I attempt to
execute the dd command specified in READ_ME I get a message that /dev/hd0 
cannot be opened.  When I try the h option at boot, I get the message about the 
wrong magic number in the super block.  When I try to make a file system on the 
drive, I get a message from mkfs that put_block couldn't write.  I've tried
putting the file system on all four partitions in a variety on size 
combinations.  Anybody had this problem?  What did you do?  Thanks for any help.


Ted Kell  <"9274::kell"@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov>  for internet
       or <hfl::kell>  if you're on SPAN.