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- From: terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C)
- Subject: Re: Linux boots on Tandon but 386BSD doesn't
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.214418.552@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
- Keywords: Hardware, Tandon, Architecture, install, boot
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- Organization: Weber State University (Ogden, UT)
- References: <dosburn.724562400@cwis> <dosburn.724623556@cwis>
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 21:44:18 GMT
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- In article <dosburn.724623556@cwis> dosburn@cwis.unomaha.edu (Don Osburn) writes:
- >Since I was having no luck with the 386BSD boot, I decided to switch
- >over and try the Linux boot for kicks. It worked right off.
- >
- >Can anyone tell me why the Linux system will boot on my hardware,
- >but the BSD won't? Does anyone think there is any value to be
- >gained by porting the BSD to a Tandon? (Other than my own educational
- >value.) If so, please let me know, else I may switch over to the Linux
- >project. :-| Thanks in advance.
-
- If this is the "it just sits there looking dumb" problem, there's a NOP in
- the wd boot code that dorks a register. Use one of the Compaq disk
- images. These are available from the machine "rachel", the address of
- which is in the FAQ.
-
- If this is the "it puts flashing colored characters on my screen", you need
- a kernel with patch #2 from the patchkit. Use one of the "starlan" disk
- images from agate under unofficial/terry/...
-
- If this is the "it can't find my disklabel", you need to either use the
- entire drive for 386BSD, or set the geometry to match the physical drive
- settings (utilities on agate) because you are probably suffering IDE drive
- translation syndrome (contagious to some SCSI/ESDI drives).
-
- If this is the "it boots OK when I hold down my shift key", you need about
- 3 patches from the patchkit. Or just get the kernel off "of rachel".
-
- If you don't have a standard WD drive IDE drive, ESDI drive (all of which
- look like MFM controllers to the drivers), and it's not an Adaptek 1542B
- or 1540B (1542B without floppy) you are out of luck... unless you get
- Julian's SCSI drivers, which support the 1740/2B, Bustek, and one more
- recent SCSI controller.
-
- Most boot problems for which there are patches have kernels living on rachel.
-
-
- Terry Lambert
- terry@icarus.weber.edu
- terry_lambert@novell.com
- ---
- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
- or previous employers.
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