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- From: tlhilde@roby.ecn.purdue.edu (Troy Hildebrand)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: ST-02, ST-51 disk controllers coexisting?
- Message-ID: <tlhilde.712386705@roby.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 05:11:45 GMT
- Sender: news@noose.ecn.purdue.edu (USENET news)
- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
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- Hello,
-
- I am trying to install Linux on my 386sx16, 2M, with an ST02
- controlling an (80 Meg) ST-296N and an st-51 controlling a 74Meg MFM
- drive (i'm not sure what kind, but the ST-51 bios recognizes it).
-
- Neither of the drives are in the ROM Bios (Phoenix), because the
- controllers take care of it. The Problem is, when I boot linux from
- floppy, it recognizes the SCSI drive, but not the MFM drive. And
- then later, it gives a warning, "READ CAPACITY FAILED" or something
- about the SCSI drive.
-
- I would like to keep the SCSI drive for use under dos, and install
- linux onto the MFM drive (64 meg now, with extra partition for swap).
- Does anyone see a problem with this setup? Will I be able to boot
- selectively ie, either OS, without hassle?
-
- Help me get this OS onto my system soon! THANKS.
-
- Troy
-
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- tlhilde@en.ecn.purdue.edu
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