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Re: New HDD install weirdness? (dd)



On Sun, Apr 22, 2007 at 06:50:02PM -0400, John Fleming wrote:
> I am using Sarge with kernel 2.6.8-3-686 on a Dell 600SC, previously with 
> 2x40GB HDDs.  (hdb was a backup - The entire system was on hda.)  I wanted 
> to replace those HDDs with new, larger HDDs.
 
> Does anyone see what's happening with this?  Since it happens now even with 
> the Knoppix CD (it didn't used to), I am completely lost.  The bios is set 
> to boot from CD, and normally it would just start booting into Knoppix, but 
> now this strange delay and beeping.  Until right now I assumed it was 
> something about the new HDD but now I'm not so sure.
> 

Try pulling out both hard drives and booting from CD.  If you continue
to get the beeping thingy you'll know its probably something with the
bios.

Doug.



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