Re: can't activate swap
that's what my boot process says:
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Linux Version 2.0.34 (root@greathan) (gcc version 2.7.2.3 #2 Thu
Jul 9 10:57:58 EST 1998
Starting kswapd v 1.4.2.2
Real Time Clock Driver v 1.09
tpqic02: Runtime config, $Revision: 0.4.1.5 $, $Date: 1994/10/29
02:46:13 $
tpqic02: DMA buffers: 20 blocks, at adress 0x277800 (0x2777d8)
Ramdisk driver initialized : 16 Ramdisks of 4096k size
loop: registered device at major 7
hda: ST3290A, 248MB w/64kB Cache, CHS=999/15/34
hdb: CD-524EA, ATAPI CDROM drive
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Are you sure a new Kernel would help? I can't imagine there will be
new drivers for such an old stuff.
> I think its a chipset problem... Does the system read any hard disc? In boot
> process search for things like:
> ide0: buggy cmd640b interface on PCI (type1), config=0x1e
> ide1: serialized, secondary interface okay
> cmd640: drive0 timings/prefetch(off) preserved, clocks=3/6/14
> cmd640: drive1 timings/prefetch(off) preserved, clocks=3/6/14
> cmd640: drive2 timings/prefetch(off) preserved, clocks=3/6/14
> cmd640: drive3 timings/prefetch(off) preserved, clocks=3/6/14
> hda: Seagate Technology 1275MB - ST31276A, ATA DISK drive
> hdb: QUANTUM LPS210A, ATA DISK drive
> hdd: ACER CD-787E/JAS, ATAPI CDROM drive
> ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
> ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 (serialized with ide0)
> hda: Seagate Technology 1275MB - ST31276A, 1221MB w/0kB Cache, CHS=620/64/63
> hdb: QUANTUM LPS210A, 201MB w/98kB Cache, CHS=723/15/38
>
> If not try getting a new version of kernel. 2.2.X have many new drivers and
> a generic one.
>
> Em Sat, Feb 26, 2000 at 07:00:19PM +0100, FreeMan escreveu:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to install Debian 2.0 on an old Compaq-computer, but I
> > can't even activate the swap partition. I always get the error
> > message "can't activate swap - device or ressource busy".
> > What am I doing wrong or is it probably a problem with the chipset?
> > (I'm using a Compaq ProLinea 3/25zs with a WDC-chipset, i386/25
> > Processor and 4MB RAM - I tried various harddisks)
> >
> > Marco Goebel
> >
> > o Goebel
> >
> > --Boundary_(ID_D3xWmpfm2r3WVGO5lnLe+w)
>
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