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From: zessel@incas.UUCP (Holger Zessel AG Nehmer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: MINIX-ST: Can't boot MINIX from .IMG
Message-ID: <1709@incas.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 89 14:25:01 GMT
References: <9222@louie.udel.EDU> <218@nlgvax.UUCP>
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern, W-Germany
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Hi !
I've got some other questions/bugs(?) with respect to booting
with MINIX.PRG:

- When I put MINIX.PRG in the AUTO-folder and reboot,the system is
  loaded and then start's up. Minix asks for the rootdevice and
  after answering that it announces a severe hd error
  ("... Push reset button"). I don't know the exact message
  at this moment when I post this, I'll tell it later.
  Interesting is the fact, that this only happens with MINIX.PRG
  started from AUTO folder.
  MINIX.PRG started from desktop shows no problems with respect
  to disk.
  I looked intensively at TOS-initialization before and after
  AUTO folder is executed but found no hints. There must be a difference
  between booting from floppy/desktop and AUTO folder.
  The disk is a VORTEX HDPlus 20 (german product).

- Booting with MINIX.PRG always destroys resetvectors in as far that
  typing ctrl-alt-del from MINIX or pushing reset just gives a black
  screen and - dead machine. I must switch it off to reboot.

Any ideas, suggestions ?

		Holger
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Fachbereich Informatik, SFB124-D1
Universitaet Kaiserslautern, FRG