Re: Question on install
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On 11-Apr-97 Alexander Koch wrote:
>Well, until now I used rawrite to produce about 4 rescue floppy disks. I
>tried them all in order. I have the right order of booting.
>
>When booting the floppy is accessed (*schrab* *schrab*) and then the hard
drive
>is read and my old lilo turns up. Well, I tried 4 discs that were ok (Just
>checked at my other computer here, usual checks says nothing), 4 new discs.
>
>There's nothing here I could imagine that does perhaps interfere with
>whatsoever.
>
>Argh! Ideas? I don't think turning off Cache or so in the BIOS doesn't
>affect this early stage of the boot process.
>
Well. Acording to the doc's the cache settings do effect the boot process of
the install disks.
Read through the files on the rescue floppy and see if there are any
references to your current lilo etc... It may have somehow configured your
existing partition for boot. Sounds like the floppy is handing off to the
hard drive.
>Alexander
>
>--
>Das Fleisch ist willig, doch der Koch ist zu schwach.
>Alexander Koch - <>< - aka efraim - +49-(0)89-64289385
>Gruenwalder Strasse 70 - D-81547 Muenchen - Germany - Europe
>
Have a good one.
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Rick Jones E-Mail: Rick <rickya@siservices.net>
Date: 11-Apr-97 Time: 11:55:09
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