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- From: ppg@oasis.icl.co.uk (Philippe Goujard)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
- Subject: Re: SCO-UNIX / F12 boot-problem
- Message-ID: <860@ozz.oasis.icl.co.uk>
- Date: 14 Sep 92 14:34:42 GMT
- References: <3278@ariadne.csi.forth.GR>
- Distribution: comp
- Organization: ICL, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 4SN, UK
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- costis@csi.forth.gr (Costis Aivalis) writes:
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-
- >Hi there!
-
- >Does anybody know what could be the matter:
-
- >at boot time, before recognizing the disk, SCO-UNIX stops at F12
- >and freezes after saying...
- > WARNING wdha_out commannd byte 01 rejected
- > WARNING wdha_out commannd byte 07 rejected
- > WARNING wdha_out commannd byte 40 rejected
- > WARNING wdha_out commannd byte 0F rejected
- > WARNING wdha_out commannd byte 00 rejected
- > WARNING wdha_out commannd byte 3D rejected
- > WARNING wdha_out commannd byte 56 rejected
- > WARNING wdha_out commannd byte F0 rejected
- > WARNING wdha_out commannd byte 08 rejected
- > WARNING wdha_out commannd byte 08 rejected
-
- >Equipment: Mylex MWS-386DX25 Cache
- > UltraStor U12F
- > Micropolis 1664-7 ESDI
- > Imprimis Wren III
- > Tseng ET4000
- >Thanx
- >Costis
-
- I had EXACTLY the same problem when installing a Sco Unix 3.2.2 (floppy dist)
- My configuration was a little different than yours though.
- Chicony 386 sx-16 4Mb ram
- ide contoller (unknown brand) + 200mb seagate drive
- Archive 60Mb streamer
- Tseng Et4000.
- No co-processor.
-
- I tried everything : replacing the ide drive&controlleur by a WD mfm controler
- and control data 80mb, changing the VGA for an old EGA, removing the tape card
- removing the 2serial 1 // card etc... Nothing worked.
- I also tried to start with "ignorefpu", no more luck.
- Finally since sco support was useless ("you didnt pay us xxxx ammount for
- support, I wont help you").
-
- At that time I was suspecting the problem came either from my motherboard or
- my bios.
- What I've done : I went with my hard-drive & controller to a friend who got
- a 386dx and we installed it without problem.
- And from now I never had a problem booting anymore.
-
- I think that there are some tests that are done at installation that are not
- done during normal boot which fail on certain motherboards or bios.
- Can somebody infirm or confirm this ?
-
- If you cannot find the fault try installing it on another machine. Did the
- problem occured with the floppy or the tape distribution?
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- Philippe GOUJARD Email : ppg@oasis.icl.co.uk
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