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- From: wilsont@rahul.net (Timothy Wilson)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: I'm a newcomer, i have problems! please help.
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- Message-ID: <BzCCME.719@rahul.net>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 07:25:25 GMT
- Sender: news@rahul.net (Usenet News)
- Organization: a2i network
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- Here's my story:
- I'm a C programmer from a unix/motorola background.
- I hate ms-dos
- I found linux.
- I DL'ed linux boot and root.
- it booted 3 times.
- I read instructions and FAQ's saying i need to partition my drive.
- I partitioned my drive.
- I discovered some wierdo CMOS setup thingy.
- i tried telling this CMOS thingy about my HD.
- I tried to boot linux.
- it hasnt worked since.
- after "Linux version xxxx" it just sits there
- (it used to give me a shell, but not now!)
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- I use a 386sx-16 4MB ram. and a 40 meg HD, math coprocessor. paradise vga card.
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- vt's 2-4 don't work either.
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- I've been around computers for a long time, and have never scene anything so
- twisted as this clone i work on. I'm not a IBMer, i'm a unix guy.
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- replies to email would be cool, but not neccesary.
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- thank you!.//oh and thank you!
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- Timothy Wilson <wilsont@rahul.net>
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