Re: Hamm 2.0 beta installation problem
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> Yesterday when I was installing hamm 2.0 beta (using the latest
> floppy disks with kernel 2.0.34) at my computer at home I noticed
> that it took a *very* long time to boot from the rescue disk. It
> took several minutes before the installation program started.
>
> It looked like the floppy drive was reading the floppy really slow.
> During the installation of the drivers and base system the floppy
> drive operated at normal speed.
> When I booted from the boot floppy that I had created during the
> installation process it was reading at the slow speed again.
> It looks like everything was read correctly but it took an
> aweful long time.
What sort of hardware are you using? I have observed this behavior
from some x86 machines with old BIOS's. My 486 used to demonstrate
sluggish floppy performance.
>
> Previously I had a bo system installed and I can't recall that
> the same happened when I installed it a while ago.
>
> Has anyone else noticed the same problem and can someone explain why
> the floppy drive behaves like this during the boot sequence?
>
> Could there be a problem with the boot code that resides
> in the boot sector?
>
> Note: I'm almost certain that the floppy disks are ok - I have used
> them to install hamm at my computer at work without any problems.
>
> Mikael
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